ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈfīsēˌē, -fis- noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from phaeo- + -phyceae
in some classifications : a class comprising the brown algae and being coextensive with the division Phaeophyta
• phaeo·phy·cean | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|fishən adjective or noun
• phaeo·phy·ceous -shəs adjective