Dasycladaceae
plural noun
Das·y·cla·da·ce·ae
ˌdasə̇kləˈdāsēˌē
: a family of coenocytic green algae that are included in Siphonocladales or now more often isolated in a separate order and that have the filaments arranged in whorls about a central axis which is often encrusted with lime
dasycladacean adjective
¦⸗⸗⸗¦⸗shən
dasycladaceous adjective
-shəs
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Dasycladus, type genus (from dasy- + Greek klados sprout, branch) + -aceae