Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin Ulotrich-, Ulothrix, from Greek oulotrich-, oulothrix having curly hair — more at ulotrichous
: a genus (the type of the family Ulotrichaceae) of green algae that are common in ponds and consist of simple filaments with band-shaped green chloroplasts
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Ulothrix /ūˈlō-thriks/
noun
A genus of filamentous algae, giving name to the Ulotrichales /ū-lot-ri-kāˈlēz/, an order of multicellular uninucleate green algae, marine and freshwater
ORIGIN: Gr oulos woolly, and thrix, trichos hair
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ulotrichous /ū-lotˈri-kəs/ adjective
Woolly-haired
ulotˈrichy /-ki/ noun
Woolly-hairedness
Useful english dictionary. 2012.