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spirogyra

noun
spi·​ro·​gy·​ra | \ ˌspī-rə-ˈjī-rə How to pronounce spirogyra (audio) \

Definition of spirogyra

: any of a genus (Spirogyra) of freshwater green algae with spiral chloroplasts

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 Specialists reckon that human run-off contributed to the lake’s latest crisis: the sudden and widespread appearance of a new form of algae, spirogyra. — The Economist, "Cleaning up Lake BaikalOn the world’s deepest lake, something new: Russian eco-activists," 22 Feb. 2018

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First Known Use of spirogyra

1875, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for spirogyra

New Latin, from Latin spira + Greek gyros ring, circle

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The first known use of spirogyra was in 1875

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