Sphaeroplea
noun
Sphae·rop·lea
\sfə̇ˈräplēə\
Definition of Sphaeroplea
: 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
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Origin and Etymology of sphaeroplea
New Latin, from sphaer- + -plea (from Greek pleos full); akin to Latin plenus full — more at full
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