Dictyotales

plural noun

Dic·​ty·​o·​ta·​les

ˌdiktēəˈtā(ˌ)lēz

: an order of dichotomously branched parenchymatous brown algae (class Isogeneratae) that grow from apical cells

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Dictyota + -ales

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Rhymes for Dictyotales

• ails
• ales
• bailes
• bails
• bales
• dales
• dalles
• fails
• gales
• hails
• hales
• jails