| 释义 |
algal, a. and n.|ˈælgəl|
[f. L. alga + -al1.]
A. adj. Of the nature of an alga or sea-weed. Algal alliance: Lindley's lowest division of the Thallogens, containing the sea-weeds and their allies.
1846Lindley Veg. Kingd. 8 The near approach of the two realms being through the Algal alliance. 1862H. Macmillan in Macm. Mag. Oct. 465 Merely an algal condition of the common mould. 1866R. Tate Brit. Mollusks iv. 185 By clearing off the algal growth.
B. n. A plant of the algal alliance; an ally of the algæ.
1848Lindley Introd. Bot. II. 122 The mode of propagation in Algals is extremely variable. 1854Balfour in Encycl. Brit. V. 69 In many Algals the cellular spores are surrounded by cilia. |