Gomontia

noun

Go·​mon·​tia

gōˈmänch(ē)ə

: a genus of branching green algae (family Trentepohliaceae) including an alga (G. polyrhiza) that bores into marine mussel shells or dead algae and one (G. lignicola) that penetrates wood

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Maurice Gomont, 19th century French botanist + New Latin -ia

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