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phaeophycean

phaeophycean noun: any member of the Phaeophyceae; a brown alga.

Noun

phaeophycean (plural phaeophyceans)

  1. Any member of the Phaeophyceae; a brown alga.

Forms of phaeophycean

pluralphaeophyceans

Origin of phaeophycean

Phaeophyceae + -an

Questions about phaeophycean

What does phaeophycean mean?
Phaeophycean means any member of the Phaeophyceae; a brown alga.
What part of speech is phaeophycean?
Phaeophycean is a noun.
What is the plural of phaeophycean?
The plural of phaeophycean is phaeophyceans.

Words near phaeophycean in the dictionary

  1. phaeomelanosomes
  2. phaeomyiid
  3. phaeomyiids
  4. phaeophorbide
  5. phaeophorbides
  6. phaeophycean
  7. phaeophyceans
  8. phaeophyll
  9. phaeophyte
  10. phaeophytes
  11. phaeophytin

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