Phaeophyceae

plural noun

Phaeo·​phy·​ce·​ae

-fis-

in some classifications

: a class comprising the brown algae and being coextensive with the division Phaeophyta

phaeophycean

¦⸗⸗¦fishən

adjective or noun

phaeophyceous

-shəs

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from phaeo- + -phyceae

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