Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows
or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps
Noun: pond scum  pónd skúm
  1. Free-floating freshwater green algae
    "The pond was covered with a layer of bright green pond scum"

Derived forms: pond scums

Type of: chlorophyte, green algae

Part of: family Zygnemataceae, Zygnemataceae

Encyclopedia: Pond scum