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spi⋅ro⋅gy⋅ra

  [spahy-ruh-jahy-ruh]
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–noun Botany.
a widely distributed filamentous freshwater green alga of the genus Spirogyra.
Origin:
1895–1900; < NL, equiv. to spiro- spiro- 2 + -gyra, alter. of Gk gŷros circle or gȳrós round
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spi·ro·gy·ra   (spī'rə-jī'rə)   
n.  Any of various filamentous freshwater green algae of the genus Spirogyra, having chloroplasts in spirally twisted bands.

[New Latin Spīrogȳra, genus name : Latin spīra, coil; see spire2 + Greek gūros, ring.]
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