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floridean, a.|flɒˈrɪdɪən|
Also Floridean.
[f. mod.L. Florideæ (f. L. flōridus florid) + -an.]
Of or pertaining to the Florideæ (cf. florideous a.) (now often considered a subclass of the Rhodophyceæ or red algæ); floridean starch, a reserve polysaccharide found in many red algæ.
1902Encycl. Brit. XXV. 272/1 The colourless granules of Florideæ..have been called floridean-starch. 1935J. E. Tilden Algae ii. 26 The empty shells of the Bryozoa contained large numbers of Ph[ormidium] persinicum of a Floridean (Rhodophycean) red color. 1956Nature 25 Feb. 366/1 The purification of Floridean starch. 1970G. O. Aspinall Polysaccharides iv. 66 Floridean starch, which is found in granular form in various red seaweeds, notably Dilsea edulis, contains no amylose, and the branched polysaccharide has an average unit chain length of 18–19. |