-əˈfīsēˌē, -əˈfis- noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Bacillaria + -o- + -phyceae
: a class of yellow-green algae (division Chrysophyta) comprising the diatoms
-əˈfīsēˌē, -əˈfis- noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Bacillaria + -o- + -phyceae
: a class of yellow-green algae (division Chrysophyta) comprising the diatoms
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012