-ˈā(ˌ)lēz noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Desmidium + -ales
in some classifications : an order comprising the desmids and including the Desmidiaceae and sometimes also the Mesotaeniaceae
-ˈā(ˌ)lēz noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Desmidium + -ales
in some classifications : an order comprising the desmids and including the Desmidiaceae and sometimes also the Mesotaeniaceae
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012