Tilopteridales

plural noun
Ti·​lop·​te·​ri·​da·​les | \ tə̇ˌläptərəˈdā(ˌ)lēz\

Definition of Tilopteridales

: an order of brown algae (class Isogeneratae) resembling those of the genus Ectocarpus but with the cells of the prostrate lower portion of the thallus arranged in transverse tiers

History and Etymology for Tilopteridales

New Latin, from Tilopterid-, Tilopteris, genus of algae (from Greek tilos something plucked—from tillein to pluck—+ pteris fern) + -ales

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