Rhizodiniales
plural noun
Rhi·zo·din·i·a·les
\ˌrīzōˌdinēˈā(ˌ)lēz\
Definition of Rhizodiniales
: an order of colorless marine algae (class Dinophyceae) having the vegetative cells naked and amoeboid
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Origin and Etymology of rhizodiniales
New Latin, probably from rhiz- + dini- (from Greek deinos terrible) + -ales — more at dire
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