释义 |
as·co·phyl·lum \ˌaskəˈfiləm\ noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from asc- + -phyllum : a genus of brown algae (family Fucaceae) distinguished by clavate, compressed, or somewhat inflated branchlets scattered along the axis and constituting with Fucus the bladder-bearing rockweeds of the northern Atlantic coast of which some species are used in the kelp industry |