Coleochaete

noun
Co·​le·​o·​chae·​te | \ -ˈkētˌē\

Definition of Coleochaete

: a genus (the type of the family Coleochaetaceae) of aquatic epiphytic green algae having cells solitary or in branching filaments that in some members form cushionlike masses

History and Etymology for Coleochaete

New Latin, from cole- + Greek chaitē hair

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