Desmarestiales

plural noun

Des·​ma·​res·​ti·​a·​les

ˌdeməˌrestēˈā(ˌ)lēz,

ˌdām-,

-schēˈā-

: an order of much-branched brown algae (class Heterogeneratae) with a single growing apex to each filament and complex pseudo-parenchymatous specialization of the basal part of the thallus see desmarestia

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Desmarestia + -ales

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