Definition of Dictyotales
:an order of dichotomously branched parenchymatous brown algae (class Isogeneratae) that grow from apical cells
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Dictyotales
plural noun
Dic·ty·o·ta·les
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ˌdiktēəˈtā(ˌ)lēz
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Origin and Etymology of dictyotales
New Latin, from Dictyota + -ales
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