Anadyomene

Translingual

Etymology

Originally spelled as Anadyomena. Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀναδυόμενη (anaduómenē, “emerging, rising”), an epithet of Aphrodite, who is known to be created by rising from the ocean (e.g. Venus Anadyomene).

Coined by French biologist and naturalist Jean Vincent Félix Lamouroux in 1812 (as Anadyomena).

Proper noun

Anadyomene f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Anadyomenaceae – certain green algae.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Greek: αναδυομένη (anadyoméni)

See also

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