nannandrium
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos, “dwarf”) + ἀνδρός (andrós, “male”) + -ium.
Noun
[edit]nannandrium (plural nannandria)
- A small male filament in certain green algae.
- Synonym: dwarf male
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “nannandrium”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC, page 848.