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coenobium
n. (alternative spelling of cenobium English)
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Coenobium
A coenobium (plural coenobia) is a colony containing a fixed number of cells, with little or no specialization. They occur in several groups of algae. The cells are often embedded in a mucilaginous matrix and may be motile or non-motile.
Examples include Volvox and its relatives, Scenedesmus, Pediastrum, and Hydrodictyon.
Usage examples of "coenobium".
It abided as it had for centuries, a coenobium, wholly self-contained, entirely self-sufficient.