One-celled
121sim|ple — «SIHM puhl», adjective, pler, plest, noun. –adj. 1. easy to do, understand, use, solve, or the like: »a simple problem, a simple explanation, a simple task. This book is in simple language. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under easy. (Cf. ↑easy) 2. not… …
122vor|ti|cel|la — «VAWR tuh SEHL uh», noun, plural cel|lae « SEHL ee». any one of a genus of one celled animals with a ciliate, bell shaped body on a slender contractile stalk, often found attached to a plant or other object under water. ╂[< New Latin… …
123Monerula — Mo*ner u*la, n. [NL., dim. of moner. See {Monera}.] (Biol.) A germ in that stage of development in which its form is simply that of a non nucleated mass of protoplasm. It precedes the one celled germ. So called from its likeness to a moner.… …
124acritarch — noun Etymology: Greek akritos uncertain (from a + kritos, verbal of krinein to decide) + archē beginning more at certain, arch Date: 1963 any of a group of fossil one celled marine planktonic organisms of uncertain and possibly various taxonomic… …
125legume — noun Etymology: French légume, from Latin legumin , legumen leguminous plant, from legere to gather more at legend Date: 1676 1. a. the fruit or seed of plants of the legume family (as peas or beans) used for food b. a vegetable used for food 2.… …
126pepo — noun (plural pepos) Etymology: Latin, a melon more at pumpkin Date: circa 1859 an indehiscent fleshy one celled many seeded berry (as a pumpkin, squash, melon, or cucumber) that has a hard rind and is the characteristic fruit of the gourd family …
127selaginella — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin selagin , selago, a plant resembling the savin Date: 1891 any of a genus (Selaginella) of mosslike lower tracheophytes that are related to or grouped with the club mosses and have scalelike leaves and produce …
128tamarisk — noun Etymology: Middle English tamarisc, from Late Latin tamariscus, from Latin tamaric , tamarix Date: 14th century any of a genus (Tamarix of the family Tamaricaceae, the tamarisk family) of chiefly Old World desert shrubs and trees having tiny …
