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anabaena

 
Dictionary: an·a·bae·na
(ăn'ə-bē') pronunciation
n.
Any of various freshwater algae of the genus Anabaena that sometimes occur in drinking water and cause a bad taste and odor.

[New Latin Anabaena, genus name, from Greek anabainein, to go up : ana-, ana- + bainein, to go.]


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