| 单词 | brittlewort |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbrittlewort brittlewort n. Botany †(a) (J. Lindley's name for) a diatom (obsolete); (b) a stonewort (order Charales). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > algae > [noun] > diatom(s) diatom1845 brittlewort1846 diatomean1853 1846 J. Lindley Veg. Kingdom 12 Order I. Diatomaceæ. Brittleworts... Diagnosis.—Crystalline, angular, fragmentary bodies, brittle, and multiplying by spontaneous generation. 1861 H. Macmillan Footnotes from Nature 170 The diatoms or brittle-worts..form a wonderful microcosm. 1970 Jrnl. Cell Biol. 45 566/1 The internodal cells of the brittlewort Nitella translucens, separated by a single nodal cell, have been demonstrated to be coupled. 1996 Amer. Jrnl. Bot. 83 125/1 Commonly known as stoneworts or brittleworts, the Charales flourish in fresh and brackish water habitats worldwide. < as lemmas |
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