ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈspōrēˌē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from cycl- + spor- + -eae — more at spore
: a class of brown algae coextensive with the order Fucales and made up of forms having only a sporophytic generation
• cy·clos·po·rous (ˈ)sī|kläspərəs; | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ at cyclo- +|spōrəs adjective