Acalepha

Acalepha

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌæk.əˈlif.ə/
• Rhymes: -iːfə

Etymology

From Latin Acalephae.[1]

Proper noun

Acalepha

1. (dated) A group of coelenterates including the jellyfish and sea nettles.

References

1. Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN)