Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of confervoid algæ, typical of the order Oscillariaceæ.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- proper noun (Bot.) A genus of dark green, or purplish black, filamentous, fresh-water algæ, the threads of which have an automatic swaying or crawling motion. Called also
Oscillatoria .
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The name "oscillaria" arises from the peculiar oscillating or swinging movements that the plant exhibits.
Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany For High Schools and Elementary College Courses Douglas Houghton Campbell
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Reproduction is for the most part by simple transverse division, as in oscillaria; but occasionally spores are produced also.
Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany For High Schools and Elementary College Courses Douglas Houghton Campbell
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The larger ones (Fig. 8) recall quite strongly the smaller species of oscillaria, and exhibit similar movements.
Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany For High Schools and Elementary College Courses Douglas Houghton Campbell
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