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DESMIDIACEAE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Unicellular algae

Synonyms:

Desmidiaceae; family Desmidiaceae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Desmidiaceae" is a kind of...):

protoctist family (any of the families of Protoctista)

Meronyms (members of "Desmidiaceae"):

Desmidium; genus Desmidium (a genus of protoctist)

Holonyms ("Desmidiaceae" is a member of...):

Charophyceae; class Charophyceae (in some classifications: contains only the order Charales)

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