Chordariales
plural noun
Chor·dar·i·a·les
\(ˌ)kȯrˌdarēˈā(ˌ)lēz\
Definition of Chordariales
: an order of brown algae (class Heterogeneratae) having a branched filamentous sporophyte that is not markedly compacted with a pseudoparenchymatous mass
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Origin and Etymology of chordariales
New Latin, from Chordaria genus of algae (from chord- + -aria) + -ales
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