chondria

[ kon-dree-uh ]

noun

1. a profusely branched red alga, Chondria tenuissima, of the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of North America.

Word History and Origins

Origin of chondria¹

From New Latin, feminine derivative of Greek chondríon, diminutive of chóndros “cartilage”; -a ²

Example Sentences

In the same order we have the genus Chondria, so called on account of the cartilaginous nature of its thread-like fronds.

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