Bacillariophyceae
Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Encyclopedia.
Related to Bacillariophyceae: Bacillariophyta
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Switch to new thesaurus
Noun | 1. | Bacillariophyceae - marine and freshwater eukaryotic algae: diatoms Chrysophyta, division Chrysophyta - mostly freshwater eukaryotic algae having the chlorophyll masked by brown or yellow pigment; yellow-green and golden-brown algae and diatoms: Xanthophyceae, Chrysophyceae, Bacillariophyceae; some classification systems superseded or subsumed by Heterokontophyta diatom - microscopic unicellular marine or freshwater colonial alga having cell walls impregnated with silica class - (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders |
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.