coenobium
nounDefinition of coenobium
1 : cenoby
2 plural -s or less commonly coenobe or cenobe \ˈsē(ˌ)nōb, ˈse(ˌ)- \ [ New Latin, from Late Latin ] : a usually spherical colony of unicellular organisms surrounded by a common investment especially : a colony having a definite number and specific arrangement of cells
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