Ptilota

noun

Pti·​lo·​ta

-ōtə

: a genus of marine red algae (family Ceramiaceae) having flat feathery fronds

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek, feminine singular of ptilōtos winged, feathered, from ptilon feather

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