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chondria

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[kon-dree-uh] / ˈkɒn dri ə /

noun

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


Etymology

Origin of chondria

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


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