Acrasieae

plural noun

Acra·​si·​e·​ae

ə-ˌkrā-zhē-ˈē-ˌē

in some classifications

: Acrasiales regarded as a class distinct from Myxomycetes

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from New Latin, from Acrasis acrasis + -eae -eae

First Known Use

1889, in the meaning defined above

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