Cutleria
noun
Cut·le·ria
ˌkətˈlirēə
: a genus (the type of the family Cutleriaceae) of marine brown algae characterized by true alternation of generations, the gametophyte being an upright plant with a broad flat forking thallus and the sporophyte a flat lobed disk
cutleriaceous adjective
¦kət¦lirē¦āshəs
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Manasseh Cutler †1823 American clergyman and botanist + New Latin -ia