Akontae

plural noun

Akon·​tae

ə-ˈkän-ˌtē

in former classifications

: a division of algae coextensive with the order Zygnematales

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from a- entry 2 + -kontae (from Greek kontos punting pole)

First Known Use

1902, in the meaning defined above

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