ˌdeləˈsirēə noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Benjamin Delessert died 1847 French banker and botanist + New Latin -ia
: a genus (the type of the family Delesseriaceae of the order Ceramiales) of red algae with flat thalli that often simulate the leaves of higher plants
• del·es·se·ri·a·ceous | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷rē|āshəs adjective