ˌtrentəˈpōlēə noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Johann F. Trentepohl died 1806 German botanist + New Latin -ia
: a genus (the type of the family Trentepohliaceae) of terrestrial usually reddish or orange-tinted green algae growing partly prostrate on rocks and tree trunks and found as the algal components of various lichens — see rock violet