Florideae

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Florideae \Flo*rid"e*[ae]\, prop. n. pl. [NL., from L. flos,
     floris, a flower.] (Bot.)
     A subclass of alg[ae] including all the red or purplish
     seaweeds; the Rhodosperme[ae] of many authors; -- so called
     from the rosy or florid color of most of the species.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Rhodosperm \Rho"do*sperm\, n. [Gr. "ro`don the rose + spe`rma a
     seed.] (Bot.)
     Any seaweed with red spores.
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     Note: As the name of a subclass, Rhodosperms, or
           {Rhodospermeae}, is synonymous with {Florideae} (which
           see.)
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