Laminariales
plural noun
Lam·i·nar·i·a·les
Definition of Laminariales
: an order of marine brown algae that include many economically important kelps, are largely restricted to cold or polar seas, are distinguished by a complex and often very large sporophyte which is usually differentiated into well-defined holdfast, stipe, and blade, and have microscopic gametophytes
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Origin and Etymology of laminariales
New Latin, from Laminaria + -ales
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