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Oscillaria
Os`cil*la"ri*a\, n. [NL., fr. L. oscillare to swing.] (Bot.) A genus of dark green, or purplish black, filamentous, fresh-water alg[ae], the threads of which have an automatic swaying or crawling motion. Called also Oscillatoria.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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