Relating to or belonging to the Codiaceae family of green algae; having characteristics typical of codiacean plants.
From 'Codiaceae' (the algae family) plus the adjectival suffix '-ous,' meaning 'having the quality of.' Used in botanical and marine biological classification.
When marine biologists study invasive species, they might describe an algae bloom as 'codiaceous growth'—it's scientific shorthand for identifying which algae family is taking over!
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