Bacillariophyta

plural noun

Bac·​il·​la·​ri·​oph·​y·​ta

-ˈäfətə

in some classifications

: a division of plants coextensive with the class Bacillariophyceae

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Bacillaria + -o- + -phyta

First Known Use

1924, in the meaning defined above

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