Cyclosporeae

plural noun

Cy·​clo·​spo·​re·​ae

: a class of brown algae coextensive with the order Fucales and made up of forms having only a sporophytic generation

cyclosporous

(ˈ)sī¦kläspərəs;

¦⸗⸗ at cyclo-+¦spōrəs

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from cycl- + spor- + -eae

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