Polycystis

noun

Poly·​cys·​tis

ˌpälēˈsistə̇s,

-lə̇ˈs-

: a genus of free-floating colonial blue-green algae (family Chroococcaceae) often forming netted or irregular masses and frequently causing water bloom

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from poly- + -cystis

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