Phaeophyceae

Phae o phy ce ae |ˌfīəˈfīsē ˌfaɪəˈfaɪsi |Botany a class of lower plants that comprises the brown algae. [Class Phaeophyceae, division Heterokontophyta (or phylum Heterokonta, kingdom Protista ); formerly division Phaeophyta. ] ORIGIN modern Latin (plural ), from Greek phaios ‘dusky ’ + phukos ‘seaweed. ’

Phaeophyceae

Phaeophyceae |ˌfʌɪə (ʊ )ˈfʌɪsiː | ▶plural noun Botany a class of lower plants that comprises the brown algae. ●Class Phaeophyceae, division Heterokontophyta (or phylum Heterokonta, kingdom Protista ); formerly division Phaeophyta. ORIGIN modern Latin (plural ), from Greek phaios ‘dusky ’ + phukos ‘seaweed ’.