Etymology

dictyota

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Today it means: Any brown alga of the genus Dictyota. Full definition →

translingual Dictyota ← Ancient Greek δικτυωτός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromδικτυωτός“netted; latticed”
  2. translingual · borrowed fromDictyota
  3. English todaydictyota

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

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