phaeophycean
/ˌfiːə(ʊ)ˈfʌɪsɪən/Botany
adjective
Of or relating to the class Phaeophyceae, which comprises the brown algae.
noun
An alga of the class Phaeophyceae; a brown alga.
Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in Benjamin Jackson (1846–1927). From scientific Latin Phaeophyceae, class name (A. de Bary in Bot. Zeitung 39 14/2; from ancient Greek ϕαιός grey + ϕῦκος seaweed + scientific Latin -eae: see -eous) + -an.
- parastichy
- parastigmatic
- parasuicidal
- parasuicide
- parasymbiont
- parasymbiosis
- parasymbiotic
- parasympathetic
- parasympatheticomimetic
- parasympatholytic
- parasympathomimetic
- parasynapsis
- parasynaptic
- parasynthesis
- parasynthetic
- parasynthetically
- parasyntheton
- parasyphilitic
- paratacamite
- paratactic
- paratactical
- paratactically
- paratartaric
- parataxic
- parataxis