Ceramium

noun

Ce·​ram·​i·​um

sə̇ˈramēəm,

-rām-

: a genus (the type of the family Ceramiaceae) of delicate red algae comprising the rosetangles

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek keramion earthen vessel, from keramos potter's clay, pottery

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