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volvocine

volvocine adjective: relating to green algae of the genus Volvox.

Adjective

volvocine (not comparable)

  1. Relating to green algae of the genus Volvox.
    • However, as the most advanced member of the volvocine algae, V.2015 November 13, “Delineating a New Heterothallic Species of Volvox (Volvocaceae, Chlorophyceae) Using New Strains of “ Volvox africanus ””, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of volvocine

Volvox + -ine

Questions about volvocine

What does volvocine mean?
Volvocine means relating to green algae of the genus Volvox.
What part of speech is volvocine?
Volvocine is an adjective.

Words near volvocine in the dictionary

  1. volvocaceans
  2. volvocaceous
  3. volvocalean
  4. volvocaleans
  5. volvocinaceous
  6. volvocine
  7. Volvos
  8. volvox
  9. volvoxes
  10. volvular
  11. volvulate

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