Cladophora
/ˌklæd.əˈfɔːr.ə/noun
A genus of green algae with branching, filamentous bodies.
Did you know?Cladophora is built from Greek klados (“branch”) + -phoros (“bearing”), the same ancient “carry/bear” root family that echoes through words like phosphorus and metaphor.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
kládos
“branch or twig”
Ancient Greek
Greek
-phoros
“bearing, carrying”
Modern Scientific Latin
Latin
Cladophora
“a genus name for branching filamentous algae”
Modern English
English
cladophora
“a genus of green algae”
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