Nitzschia
noun
Nitzsch·ia
ˈnichēə
: a genus (the type of the family Nitzschiaceae) of mostly solitary and free-floating diatoms that are elongate with rhomboidal cross section
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Christian L. Nitzsch †1837 German naturalist + New Latin -ia
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