ˌdiktēəˈtāsēˌē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Dictyota, type genus + -aceae
: a family of brown algae (order Dictyotales) that have an erect flattened parenchymatous thallus, oogamous sexual reproduction, and asexual reproduction by nonmotile spores
• dic·ty·o·ta·ceous | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|tāshəs adjective