See Also: hydrodictyon(dictionary)

archeus (iou) and hydrodictyon (iou)


archeus (iou)



archeus noun. . M17.
[mod. Latin archaeus from Greek arkhaios ancient.]
History of Science. The immaterial principle supposed by the Paracelsians to govern animal and vegetable life; a vital force.

hydrodictyon (iou)



hydrodictyon noun. M19.
[from HYDRO- + Greek diktuon net.]
Any of the green algae of the genus Hydrodictyon, which combine in colonies of multinucleate cells to form pentagonal and hexagonal meshes on the surface of water; popularly called water-net.