ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈkän.ˌtē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from is- + -kontae (from Greek kontos punting pole, from kentein to prick, goad); from the equal length of the flagella — more at center
in some classifications : a class of green algae comprising forms without motile stages or with flagella of equal length and including most of those now usually placed in Chlorophyceae — compare heterokontae