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Xanthidium

noun
Xan·​thid·​i·​um | \ zanˈthidēəm\

Definition of Xanthidium

: a genus of deeply constricted spiny desmids (family Desmidiaceae) including some that are common plankton forms

History and Etymology for Xanthidium

New Latin, from xanth- + -idium

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