Chlamydomonas

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Chlamydomonas \Chlamydomonas\ prop. n.
     The type genus of the {Chlamydomonadaceae}; they are solitary
     biflagellated plantlike algae common in fresh water and damp
     soil. They multiply freely and are often a pest around
     filtration plants.
  


     Syn: genus {Chlamydomonas}.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Chlamydomonas
       n : type genus of the Chlamydomonadaceae; solitary
           doubly-flagellated plant-like algae common in fresh water
           and damp soil; multiply freely; often a pest around
           filtration plants [syn: {genus Chlamydomonas}]