Chlorochytridion

Translingual

Etymology

From chloro- (“green”, from Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós)) +‎ Ancient Greek χυτρίδιον (khutrídion, “little pot”). Coined by Swiss botanist Wilhelm Vischer in 1945.

Proper noun

Chlorochytridion n

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Pedinomonadaceae – certain green algae.

References

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