Home › Words › S › spirogyraspirogyraspirogyra means any of a group of freshwater, filamentous green algae, of the genus Spirogyra, having chloroplasts arranged in spirals.EtymologyFrom translingual Spirogyra.nounAny of a group of freshwater, filamentous green algae, of the genus Spirogyra, having chloroplasts arranged in spirals.e.g.“Then he produced a bottle of it, green and slimy. I recognised the spirogyra I’d seen in biology classes.” — 2005, Sefi Atta, Everything Good Will Come, Arris Books, page 70:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.spirobacterium 65% match — Any bacterium found in spiral filaments, such as the genus Vibrio. vs spirogyra →spiroplasma 63% match — Any bacterium of the genus Spiroplasma. vs spirogyra →chlorophycean 59% match — Any green alga of the class Chlorophyceae vs spirogyra →bryopsidalean 59% match — Any green alga of the order Bryopsidales. vs spirogyra →charophycean 59% match — Any green alga of the class Charophyceae vs spirogyra →cladophore 59% match — Any green alga of the order Cladophorales. vs spirogyra →helicosporidian 58% match — Any green alga of the genus Helicosporidium vs spirogyra →chlorophyte 58% match — Any of the green algae that make up the division Chlorophyta vs spirogyra →