Pleurococcusn.

Brit.

/ˌplʊərə(ʊ)ˈkɒkəs/,

/ˌplɔːrə(ʊ)ˈkɒkəs/, U.S.

/ˌplʊroʊˈkɑkəs/

Inflections: Plural Pleurococci Brit.

/ˌplʊərə(ʊ)ˈkɒk(s)ʌɪ/,

/ˌplɔːrə(ʊ)ˈkɒk(s)ʌɪ/, U.S.

/ˌplʊroʊˈkɑˌkaɪ/.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Pleurococcus.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Pleurococcus, genus name ( G. Meneghini Conspectus Algol. Euganeae (1837) 19) < pleuro- pleuro- comb. form + coccus coccus n., probably so called with reference to the sometimes peripheral position of the chloroplast.

Biology.

A genus of single-celled cyanobacteria (blue-green algae), many of which may be found as green coatings on tree bark, damp walls, etc.; (also in form pleurococcus) a cyanobacterium of this genus.

ΚΠ

1873 Amer. Naturalist 7 57 One celled forms of algae which so closely resemble the gonidia of lichens..are now classed in the genera Pleurococcus, Cystococcus, Glococystis, etc.

1902 New Phytologist 1 93 Pleurococcus... Cells spherical when isolated, typically with a single (sometimes parietal) chloroplast.

1944 R. Matheson Entomol. for Introd. Courses ix. 179 Whereas the book lice feed on the paste and bindings of books, the outdoor forms are said to feed primarily on algae (Pleurococci), and plant tissues.

1975 Jrnl. Appl. Ecol. 12 84 Epiphyte cover at 1.5 m was scored as a percentage of the circumference of the tree occupied by (a) bare bark, (b) algae of the genus Pleurococcus, (c) crustose lichens [etc.].

1996 S. Kane Phaedra's Love in Blasted & Phaedra's Love v. 80 Hippolytus turns to her and shows her his tongue. Hippolytus. Fucking moss. Inch of pleurococcus on my tongue. Looks like the top of a wall.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pleurococcus
释义	Pleurococcusn. Brit. /ˌplʊərə(ʊ)ˈkɒkəs/, /ˌplɔːrə(ʊ)ˈkɒkəs/, U.S. /ˌplʊroʊˈkɑkəs/ Inflections: Plural Pleurococci Brit. /ˌplʊərə(ʊ)ˈkɒk(s)ʌɪ/, /ˌplɔːrə(ʊ)ˈkɒk(s)ʌɪ/, U.S. /ˌplʊroʊˈkɑˌkaɪ/. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Pleurococcus. Etymology: < scientific Latin Pleurococcus, genus name ( G. Meneghini Conspectus Algol. Euganeae (1837) 19) < pleuro- pleuro- comb. form + coccus coccus n., probably so called with reference to the sometimes peripheral position of the chloroplast. Biology. A genus of single-celled cyanobacteria (blue-green algae), many of which may be found as green coatings on tree bark, damp walls, etc.; (also in form pleurococcus) a cyanobacterium of this genus. ΚΠ 1873 Amer. Naturalist 7 57 One celled forms of algae which so closely resemble the gonidia of lichens..are now classed in the genera Pleurococcus, Cystococcus, Glococystis, etc. 1902 New Phytologist 1 93 Pleurococcus... Cells spherical when isolated, typically with a single (sometimes parietal) chloroplast. 1944 R. Matheson Entomol. for Introd. Courses ix. 179 Whereas the book lice feed on the paste and bindings of books, the outdoor forms are said to feed primarily on algae (Pleurococci), and plant tissues. 1975 Jrnl. Appl. Ecol. 12 84 Epiphyte cover at 1.5 m was scored as a percentage of the circumference of the tree occupied by (a) bare bark, (b) algae of the genus Pleurococcus, (c) crustose lichens [etc.]. 1996 S. Kane Phaedra's Love in Blasted & Phaedra's Love v. 80 Hippolytus turns to her and shows her his tongue. Hippolytus. Fucking moss. Inch of pleurococcus on my tongue. Looks like the top of a wall. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1873
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