Polytoma

noun

Poly·​to·​ma

ˌpälēˈtōmə,

-lə̇ˈt-

: a common genus of colorless saprozoic plantlike flagellates (order Phytomonadina) having paired anterior flagella, lacking chromatophores, and being widely distributed in stagnant freshwater

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from poly- + -toma (from Greek temnein to cut)

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