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dictyota

US/ˌdɪk.tiˈoʊ.tə/

dictyota noun: any brown alga of the genus Dictyota.

dictyota: any brown alga of the genus Dictyota
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Noun

dictyota (countable and uncountable, plural dictyotas)

  1. Any brown alga of the genus Dictyota.
    • Dictyota liturata J. Ag. and Dictyota Pappeana Kütz., as figured in Kutzing, Tab. Phyc., Vol. IX, Pl. 38, resemble in habit two extreme forms of this species, but both of them, as well as Dictyota Binghamiana, appear to be true Dictyotas, the internal layer never haying more than one series of...1906 June, F. S. Collins, “New Species, Etc., Issued in the Phytotheca Boreali-Americana”, in Rhodora, volume 8, number 90, page 109
    • I think many dictyotas can be a hassle. The stuff I had broke apart easily and any fragments would attach and grow wherever they landed.2013 April 4, Islandoftiki, “Macro Algae ID?”, in Nano-Reef.com

dictyota meaning in Arabic

dictyota in Arabic

Translations
دِكْتُوتَة diktūta

Examples of dictyota in a sentence

  • Ag. and Dictyota Pappeana Kütz., as figured in Kutzing, Tab.1906 June, F. S. Collins, “New Species, Etc., Issued in the Phytotheca Boreali-Americana”, in Rhodora, volume 8, number 90, page 109:
  • The dictyota I had that was invasive was a silvery color.2013 April 5, Islandoftiki, “Macro Algae ID?”, in Nano-Reef.com:

Forms of dictyota

pluraldictyotas

Origin of dictyota

Borrowed from translingual Dictyota, from Ancient Greek δικτυωτός (diktuōtós, “netted; latticed”).

Questions about dictyota

What does dictyota mean?
Dictyota means any brown alga of the genus Dictyota.
What is dictyota in Arabic?
Dictyota in Arabic is دِكْتُوتَة (diktūta). See Dictyota meaning in Arabic.
How do you use dictyota in a sentence?
Ag. and Dictyota Pappeana Kütz., as figured in Kutzing, Tab.
What part of speech is dictyota?
Dictyota is a noun.
How do you pronounce dictyota?
Dictyota is pronounced /ˌdɪk.tiˈoʊ.tə/ (US).
What is the plural of dictyota?
The plural of dictyota is dictyotas.

Words near dictyota in the dictionary

  1. dictyostele
  2. dictyosteles
  3. dictyostelic
  4. dictyostelid
  5. dictyostelids
  6. dictyota
  7. dictyotaceous
  8. dictyotas
  9. dictyotene
  10. dictyotenes
  11. dictyotriol

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