| ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷ˌkäˈkāsēˌē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Sphaerococcus, type genus (from sphaer- + -coccus ) + -aceae
: a family of red algae (order Rhodymeniales) having a much branched thallus with the cystocarps enclosed in semiglobular swellings of the peripheral tissues — see gracilaria
• sphaero·coc·ca·ceous | ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷|kāshəs adjective