spirogyra

English Thesaurus

1. freshwater algae consisting of minute filaments containing spiral chlorophyll bands (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	chlorophyte, green algae,
definition	:	algae that are clear green in color; often growing on wet ricks or damp wood or the surface of stagnant water (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	genus spirogyra,
definition	:	a genus of protoctist (noun.animal)