perizonium

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noun

A thin membrane surrounding the auxospore of a diatom.

OriginAncient Greek ζώνη →
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Meanings

nounperizonium (plural perizonia)

plural perizonia

  1. A thin membrane surrounding the auxospore of a diatom.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekζώνη“girdle”
  2. Englishperizonium

From peri- (“around”) + Ancient Greek ζώνη (zṓnē, “girdle”) + -ium (“structure”).

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