Acetabularia

noun

Ac·​e·​tab·​u·​lar·​ia

ˌa-sə-ˌta-byəˈler-ē-ə

: a genus of delicate more or less calcified green algae (family Dasycladaceae) native to the warmer seas and resembling small mushrooms

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin acetabulum + New Latin -aria

First Known Use

1824, in the meaning defined above

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