thalassiophyte

English

Alternative forms

• thalassophyte

Etymology

From translingual Thalassiophyta. Surface reading: thalasso- (“sea”) +‎ -phyte (“plant”).

Noun

thalassiophyte (plural thalassiophytes)

1. (biology, obsolete) any plant belonging to one of the obsolete taxonomic groups known as Thalassiophyta, which were believed to comprise various parts of the marine algae or seaweeds, depending on the classification system.