ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌpōlēˈāsēˌē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Trentepohlia, type genus + -aceae
: a family of aquatic or terrestrial green algae (order Ulotrichales) characterized by branching filaments without hairs and both prostrate and upright systems of growth and by isogamous sexual reproduction — see red rust 3a
• tren·te·pohl·i·a·ceous | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|āshəs adjective