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spirogyra

spirogyra noun: any of a group of freshwater, filamentous green algae, of the genus Spirogyra, having chloroplasts arranged in spirals.

spirogyra: any of a group of freshwater, filamentous green algae, of the genus Spirogyra, having chloroplasts...
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Noun

spirogyra (plural spirogyras)

  1. Any of a group of freshwater, filamentous green algae, of the genus Spirogyra, having chloroplasts arranged in spirals.
    • Then he produced a bottle of it, green and slimy. I recognised the spirogyra I’d seen in biology classes.2005, Sefi Atta, Everything Good Will Come, Arris Books, page 70

spirogyra meaning in Tamil

spirogyra in Tamil

நீர்ப்பட்டுப்பாசி

Forms of spirogyra

pluralspirogyras

Origin of spirogyra

From translingual Spirogyra.

Questions about spirogyra

What does spirogyra mean?
Spirogyra means any of a group of freshwater, filamentous green algae, of the genus Spirogyra, having chloroplasts arranged in spirals.
What is spirogyra in Tamil?
Spirogyra in Tamil is நீர்ப்பட்டுப்பாசி. See Spirogyra meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is spirogyra?
Spirogyra is a noun.
What is the plural of spirogyra?
The plural of spirogyra is spirogyras.

Words near spirogyra in the dictionary

  1. spirograph
  2. spirographic
  3. spirographically
  4. spirographs
  5. spirography
  6. spirogyra
  7. spirogyras
  8. spirohydantoin
  9. spirohydantoins
  10. spiroid
  11. spiroidal

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