Definition of Coenobia

1. coenobium [n] - See also: coenobium

Lexicographical Neighbors of Coenobia

coenamored
coenamoring
coenamors
coend
coendoo
coendou
coends
coendure
coendured
coendures
coenduring
coenesthesia
coenesthesis
coenestopathic
coeno-
coenobia (current term)
coenobite
coenobites
coenobitic
coenobitical
coenobium
coenocyte
coenocytes
coenocytic
coenopopulation
coenopopulations
coenosarc
coenosarcs
coenose

Literary usage of Coenobia

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Dictionary of Christian Antiquities: Being a Continuation of the by Sir William Smith, Samuel Cheetham (1875)
"Very probably the earliest coenobia were of women ; for, though the word ... Justinian ordered monks to stay within the " coenobia " (Novell, v. ap. Suie. ..."

2. Fresh-water Algae of the United States: (exclusive of the Diatomaceae by Francis Wolle (1887)
"Division of vegetative cells does not occur. The plants of this Family may be divided into three sections. I. Cells which form coenobia. II. ..."

3. Phytoplankton of the Inland Lakes of Wisconsin by Gilbert Morgan Smith (1920)
"16-celled multiple coenobia up to 40 p. Palmer (rr). Certain investigators have noted that the cell contents are at times absolutely homogeneous. ..."

4. A Treatise on the British Freshwater Algae by George Stephen West (1904)
"coenobia of two ... pointed out that the coenobia were usually constructed as follows:—Colony of ..."

5. A Dictionary of Christian Antiquities by William Smith, Samuel Cheetham (1893)
"Very probably the earliest coenobia were of women; fur, though Ihe word ... Justinian ordered monks to stay within the '• coenobia " (Novell, v. ap. Suie. ..."

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