Associations to the word «Protista»

Wiktionary

PROTISTA, proper noun. A taxonomic kingdom within the domain Eukaryota   — a diverse group of organisms comprising 45 phyla; they are mostly single cellular, and include some algae, the Protozoa, the slime moulds and the water mould.

Dictionary definition

PROTISTA, noun. Eukaryotic one-celled living organisms distinct from multicellular plants and animals: protozoa, slime molds, and eukaryotic algae.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats