Heterogeneratae
plural noun
Het·ero·gen·er·a·tae
ˌhetə(ˌ)rōˌjenəˈrät(ˌ)ē,
-ˈrāt(ˌ)ē
: a class of brown algae including those having two alternating generations unlike in vegetative structure, the larger sporophyte being often macroscopic and the smaller gametophyte usually microscopic compare isogeneratae
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from heter- + Latin generatae (feminine plural of generatus, past participle of generare to generate)
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