ASCOPHYLLUM

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Brown algae distinguished by compressed or inflated branchlets along the axis

Synonyms:

Ascophyllum; genus Ascophyllum

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Ascophyllum" is a kind of...):

protoctist genus (any genus of Protoctista)

Holonyms ("Ascophyllum" is a member of...):

family Fucaceae; Fucaceae (small family of brown algae: gulfweeds; rockweeds)

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