Vesicularia

noun

Ve·​sic·​u·​lar·​ia

və̇ˌsikyəˈla(a)rēə

: a genus of marine bryozoans (order Ctenostomata) that have delicate tubular cells clustered on slender flexible stems

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from vesicul- + -aria

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