Oscillatoriaceae
plural noun
Os·cil·la·to·ri·a·ce·ae
: a family of blue-green algae (order Hormogonales) growing as slender filaments often in tangled masses in water or on damp rocks or soil, forming slimy layers on soil, commonly exhibiting oscillating movements, and reproducing only asexually by hormogonia
oscillatoriaceous adjective
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Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Oscananillatoria, type genus + -aceae
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