Sphaeroplea

noun

Sphae·​rop·​lea

sfə̇ˈräplēə

: a genus of unbranched filamentous green algae (order Cladophorales) having many chloroplasts in each cell arranged in transverse bands and producing more than one egg in each oogonium

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from sphaer- + -plea (from Greek pleos full); akin to Latin plenus full

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