Eucheuma

noun

Eu·​cheu·​ma

yüˈk(y)ümə

: a genus of red algae (family Solieriaceae) having terete or flattened thalli often with abundant spiny branchlets

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from eu- + Greek cheuma stream, from chein to pour

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