spirogyra

See also: Spirogyra

English

Spirogyra algal bloom in Romanian pond

Etymology

From translingual Spirogyra.

Noun

spirogyra (plural spirogyras)

1. Any of a group of freshwater, filamentous green algae, of the genus Spirogyra, having chloroplasts arranged in spirals.
   • 2005, Sefi Atta, Everything Good Will Come, Arris Books, page 70:

     Then he produced a bottle of it, green and slimy. I recognised the spirogyra I’d seen in biology classes.

Translations

any of a group of freshwater, filamentous green algae, of the genus Spirogyra, having chloroplasts arranged in spirals

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 水綿 / 水绵 (zh) (shuǐmián)

• Italian: spirogira f
• Japanese: 水綿 (mizu wata)
• Russian: спироги́ра (ru) f (spirogíra)