Microcystis
/ˌmʌɪkrə(ʊ)ˈsɪstɪs/Botany
noun
A genus of colony-forming cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) (order Chroococcales), some species of which produce toxic blooms in fresh water; (also microcystis) a member of this genus.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. From scientific Latin Microcystis from micro- + ancient Greek κύστις bladder.
- full term
- full-throated
- full-time
- full time
- full-timer
- full-toned
- full to overflowing
- full toss
- full to the brim
- full up to dolly's wax
- fully
- -fully
- fully fashioned
- fully fledged
- fulmar
- fulminant
- fulminate
- fulminate of mercury
- fulmination
- fulminator
- fulminic acid
- fulness
- fulsome
- fulsomely
- fulsomeness