diatoms

We have found lemma(root) word of diatoms : diatom.

Definitions


[ˈdʌɪətəm], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a single-celled alga which has a cell wall of silica. Many kinds are planktonic, and extensive fossil deposits have been found


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Origin:
mid 19th century: from modern Latin Diatoma (genus name), from Greek diatomos ‘cut in two’, from diatemnein ‘to cut through’




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