Phaeosporales

plural noun

Phaeo·​spo·​ra·​les

ˌfēōspəˈrā(ˌ)lēz

in some classifications

: an order of brown algae originally equivalent to Phaeosporeae but later excluding the Laminariales

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from phaeo- + spora spore + -ales

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