Lessonia

noun

Les·​so·​nia

leˈsōnēə

: a genus (the type of the family Lessoniaceae) of large brown algae (order Laminariales) that resemble full-grown palm trees and occur chiefly in offshore waters of the southern Pacific

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from R. P. Lesson †1849 French naval pharmacist + New Latin -ia

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