Tilopteridales

plural noun

Ti·​lop·​te·​ri·​da·​les

tə̇ˌläptərəˈdā(ˌ)lēz

: an order of brown algae (class Isogeneratae) resembling those of the genus Ectocarpus but with the cells of the prostrate lower portion of the thallus arranged in transverse tiers

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Tilopterid-, Tilopteris, genus of algae (from Greek tilos something plucked—from tillein to pluck—+ pteris fern) + -ales

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