Phaeosporeae

plural noun

Phaeo·​spo·​re·​ae

ˌfēəˈspōrēˌē

in some classifications

: an order or other group of brown algae characterized by the production of asexual swarm spores and usually comprising all the Phaeophyceae except the Dictyotales and Fucales compare cyclosporea

phaeosporous

¦⸗⸗¦spōrəs

(ˈ)fē¦äspərəs

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from phaeo- + spora spore + -eae

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