Tilopteridales
plural noun
Ti·lop·te·ri·da·les
tə̇ˌläptərəˈdā(ˌ)lēz
: an order of brown algae (class Isogeneratae) resembling those of the genus Ectocarpus but with the cells of the prostrate lower portion of the thallus arranged in transverse tiers
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Tilopterid-, Tilopteris, genus of algae (from Greek tilos something plucked—from tillein to pluck—+ pteris fern) + -ales