Dichotomosiphon

noun

Di·​chot·​o·​mo·​siphon

: a monotypic genus of erect tough fibrous coenocytic aquatic green algae (family Vaucheriaceae) that cause clogging of screens at water-pumping stations in some areas

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek dichotomos + siphōn tube, pipe, siphon

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