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Definition of Desmid
1. Noun. Freshwater green algae.
Definition of Desmid
1. n. A microscopic plant of the family Desmidiæ, a group of unicellular algæ in which the species have a greenish color, and the cells generally appear as if they consisted of two coalescing halves.
Definition of Desmid
1. Noun. Any of about 5000 species of mostly unicellular freshwater green algae belonging to the order Desmidiales. ¹
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Definition of Desmid
1. a freshwater alga [n -S]
Medical Definition of Desmid
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Desmid
Literary usage of Desmid
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Monthly Microscopical Journal: Transactions of the Royal Microscopical (1869)
"Closterium lunula (desmid). 27. ... denticulata (desmid). 29. Tabellaria ?
(Diatom). 30. Spirogyra (Diatom). 33. ..."
2. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia by Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1869)
"The basal lobes of this beautiful desmid are distinctly five lobu- late, ...
When the desmid is viewed from two-thirds round, so as to show the anterior and ..."
3. Annals and Magazine of Natural History by William Jardine (1869)
"5) that I made sure of having found the zygospore of at least one kind of desmid
under development. It was not likely, therefore, that I should throw away ..."
4. The Popular Science Review: A Quarterly Miscellany of Entertaining and (1877)
"corresponds with the ud view of the frond or segment of the desmid CD, er) ;
whereas t lu- front ... i desmid) fig. •'>. \). <L with the front view of J/? ..."
5. The Metaphysical Magazine by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1905)
"He is looking for a certain tiny plant called a desmid. He has had warm discussions
with his brother naturalist as to whether a desmid is a plant or an ..."
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