̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈāshēə noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Ascidia (I) + -acea
: an order of tunicates comprising simple ascidians, compound ascidians that reproduce by budding and remain connected together embedded in a common test, and certain atypical pelagic compound ascidians (as of the genus Pyrosoma )