spirogyra

noun

spi·ro·gy·ra | \ˌspī-rə-ˈjī-rə

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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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