-ˈäfəd.ə noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Bacillaria + -o- + -phyta
in some classifications : a division of plants coextensive with the class Bacillariophyceae
-ˈäfəd.ə noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Bacillaria + -o- + -phyta
in some classifications : a division of plants coextensive with the class Bacillariophyceae
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012