Where does “Phaeophyta” come from?

Phaeophyta (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek φαιός — grey, of any colour mixed of black and white;...

Phaeophyta (Translingual): division) that includes the brown algae, now usually class Phaeophyceae}}

Definitions

  1. division) that includes the brown algae, now usually class Phaeophyceae}}

Ancestry of “Phaeophyta”, step by step

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1Ancient Greekφαιόςgrey, of any colour mixed of black and white;...
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