Ascophyllum n 1: brown algae distinguished by compressed or inflated branchlets along the axis [syn: {Ascophyllum}, {genus Ascophyllum}]
Ascophyllum \Ascophyllum\ n. 1. 1 a genus of brown algae distinguished by compressed or inflated branchlets along the axis. Syn: genus {Ascophyllum}. [WordNet 1.5]