ˌdasə̇kləˈdāsēˌē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Dasycladus, type genus (from dasy- + Greek klados sprout, branch) + -aceae — more at gladiator
: a family of coenocytic green algae that are included in Siphonocladales or now more often isolated in a separate order and that have the filaments arranged in whorls about a central axis which is often encrusted with lime
• das·y·cla·da·cean | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷shən adjective
• das·y·cla·da·ceous -shəs adjective