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‖ Oscillatoria Bot.|ɒsɪləˈtɔərɪə|
[mod.L., fem. of *oscillātōrius: see next and -ory.]
A genus of confervoid Algæ, typifying the family Oscillatoriaceæ, growing in dense slimy tufts, in running or stagnant water, and exhibiting an oscillatory or wavy motion. Also called Oscillaria.
1861Miss Pratt Flower. Pl. II. 55 The Oscillatorias..are weeds of our fresh or salt water,..whose thread-like forms twist about like worms.
Hence oscillatoriˈaceous a., belonging to the family Oscillatoriaceæ: see above.
1881Nature XXIII. 494 Various oscillatoriaceous forms and diatoms. |