ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌlegnēˈā(ˌ)lēz noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Saprolegnia + -ales
: an order of chiefly aquatic fungi (class Phycomycetes) having a well-developed mycelium, both sexual and asexual reproduction, biflagellate zoospores, and no periplasm in the oogonia and comprising the water molds — see diplanetic
• sap·ro·leg·ni·ous | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|legnēəs adjective