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Algae

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Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. Plural form of alga.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. plural of alga.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

A division of thallogenous chlorophyllous cryptogams found for the most part in the sea (seaweeds) or in fresh water.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves

Word Usage

"On the other hand, the fountain was hell to keep refilling throughout the winter (we couldn't let it freeze, and we hadn't emptied it of water), and the algae is a continual battle."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

protoctist

Variant

alga

Hyponym

red algae confervoid algae green algae brown algae euglenid yellow-green algae chlorophyte euglenoid diatom seaweed

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

plankton fungus seaweed microorganisms lichen bacteria mold silt slime moss