Definition of Dictyosiphonales
:an order of brown algae having a profusely branched cylindrical sporophyte which at maturity is differentiated internally into two or three regions
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Dictyosiphonales
plural noun
Dic·ty·o·siphonales
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Origin and Etymology of dictyosiphonales
New Latin, from Dictyosiphon + -ales
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