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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024des•mid (dez′mid),USA pronunciation n. - Microbiologyany single-celled freshwater algae of the family Desmidiaceae, characterized by a division of the body into mirror-image halves joined by a bridge containing the nucleus, and having a spiny or bristly exterior: sometimes forming into colonies or branching filaments.
- Greek desm(ós) a band, chain (compare deîn to fasten) + Neo-Latin -idium -idium
- Neo-Latin Desmidium a genus of the family
- 1860–65
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