See Also: floridean(dictionary)

floridean (iou)



floridean adjective. Also Floridean. E20.
[from mod. Latin Florideae (see below) + -AN.]
Belonging to the Florideae, a subclass of the Rhodophyceae (red algae); floridean starch, a reserve polysaccharide found in many red algae.
Also florideous adjective (now rare or obsolete) L19.