ˌkrōəˌkäˈkāsēˌē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Chroococcus, type genus + -aceae
: a family of usually colonial, ensheathed marine or freshwater blue-green algae that reproduce by colonial fragmentation and simple cell division and are usually isolated in a distinct order — see gloeocapsa
• chro·o·coc·ca·ceous | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷|kāshəs adjective
• chro·o·coc·coid | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|käˌkȯid adjective