释义 |
zygnemaceous, a. Bot.|zɪgniːˈmeɪʃəs| [f. mod.L. Zygnēmāceæ pl., f. Zygnēma (Kützing, 1843), irreg. for *zygonēma, f. Gr. ζυγόν yoke + νῆµα thread: see -aceous.] Belonging to the N.O. Zygnemaceæ of filamentous fresh-water algæ, typified by the genus Zygnema, which propagate by conjugation. So zygnemid |zɪgˈniːmɪd|, a member of this order.
1887Athenæum 12 Mar. 357/1 The Conjugatæ, including zygnemids and desmids. |