释义 |
cham·ae·si·phon \-ˈsīfən, -ˌfän\ noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from chamae- + Greek siphōn tube : a genus (the type of the family Chamaesiphonaceae) of one-celled blue-green algae characterized by epiphytic habit and formation of endospores that are released by early breakdown of the cell wall at the apex and by successive abstriction |