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Definition of Pond scum
1. Noun. Free-floating freshwater green algae.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pond Scum
Literary usage of Pond scum
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Camera and the Pencil by Marcus Aurelius Root (1864)
"Microscope at first undervalued—Pope—Addison— Ehrenberg's discovery powder,
Infusoria—Microscopic vegetables abundant as animals—Ocean mud and pond scum, ..."
2. Manual of Experimental Botany by Frank Owen Payne (1912)
"REPRODUCTION IN pond scum Object. — To observe conjugation in spirogyra. Method.
— In autumn procure a supply of spirogyra and, having placed some in a ..."
3. Problems in Botany by William Lewis Eikenberry (1919)
"EXERCISE 92 SPIROGYRA — THE pond scum Materials. Abundant in most parts of the
country as a frothy green scum on the surface of shallow pools. ..."
4. Laboratory Manual of Biology by George William Hunter, Morris Crawford Valentine (1906)
"pond scum. Materials. — Spirogyra sp. in small glass dishes of fresh water;
prepared slides of fruiting material. GROSS STRUCTURE. 1. a. ..."
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