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-phyceae (fī′sē ē′, fis′ē ē′)

seaweed: used in forming the scientific names of classes of algae

Etymology: ModL < Gr phykos, seaweed, orchil, rouge < Sem, as in Heb pūk, rouge

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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