coenobium
noun
coe·no·bi·um
variants
or cenobium
sə̇ˈnōbēəm,
sē-
plural coenobia or cenobia
-ēə
1
: cenoby
2
or less commonly coenobe
or cenobe
plural -s
[New Latin, from Late Latin]
: a usually spherical colony of unicellular organisms surrounded by a common investment
ˈsē(ˌ)nōb,
ˈse(ˌ)-
especially
: a colony having a definite number and specific arrangement of cells
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“Coenobium.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coenobium. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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