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al·ga A0194900 (ăl′gə)n. pl. al·gae (-jē) Any of numerous photosynthetic organisms of aquatic or moist habitats, ranging in size from single-celled diatoms to large seaweeds such as kelp, and characterized by a lack of complex organs and tissues. Once classified within the plant kingdom, the algae are now considered to include several unrelated groups belonging to different kingdoms. [Latin, seaweed.] al′gal (ăl′gəl) adj.algae (ˈældʒiː) pl n, sing alga (ˈælɡə) (Biology) unicellular or multicellular organisms formerly classified as plants, occurring in fresh or salt water or moist ground, that have chlorophyll and other pigments but lack true stems, roots, and leaves. Algae, which are now regarded as protoctists, include the seaweeds, diatoms, and spirogyra[C16: from Latin, plural of alga seaweed, of uncertain origin] algal adjal•gae (ˈæl dʒi) n.pl., sing. -ga (-gə). any of numerous groups of eukaryotic one-celled or colonial organisms that contain chlorophyll, usu. flourishing in aquatic or damp environments and lacking true roots, stems, or leaves: includes seaweeds, pond scum, and many plankton. [1545–55; < New Latin, pl. of Latin alga seaweed] al′gal, adj. algaePlantlike organisms, mainly microscopic but also including seaweeds.ThesaurusNoun | 1. | algae - primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leavesalgaprotoctist - any of the unicellular protistsseaweed - plant growing in the sea, especially marine algaegolden algae - algae having the pigments chlorophyll and carotene and xanthophyllyellow-green algae - any alga of the division Chrysophyta with its chlorophyll masked by yellow pigmentdiatom - microscopic unicellular marine or freshwater colonial alga having cell walls impregnated with silicaconfervoid algae - algae resembling confervae especially in having branching filamentsbrown algae - algae having the chlorophyll masked by brown and yellow pigmentseuglenid, euglenoid, euglenophyte - marine and freshwater green or colorless flagellate organismchlorophyte, green algae - algae that are clear green in color; often growing on wet ricks or damp wood or the surface of stagnant waterchlorella - any alga of the genus Chlorellared algae - marine algae in which the chlorophyll is masked by a red or purplish pigment; source of agar and carrageenancryptomonad, cryptophyte - common in fresh and salt water appearing along the shore as algal blooms |
algaeAlgae bladderwrack, brown algae, carrageen, carragheen, or carageen, diatom, dinoflagellate, dulse, euglena, fucoid or fucus, green algae, gulfweed, Iceland moss, Irish moss, kelp, laver, lichen, oarweed, phytoplankton or plankton, red algae, reindeer moss, rockweed, sargasso or sargassum, sea lettuce, sea tangle, seaweed, sea wrack, spirogyra, stonewort, wrackTranslationsalgae (ˈӕldʒiː) , (algiː) noun, noun singular or pluralalga (ˈӕlgə) singular a group of simple plants which includes seaweed. 藻類, 海藻 藻类,海藻 algae
algae [al´je] a group of plants living in the water, including all seaweeds, and ranging in size from microscopic cells to fronds hundreds of feet long.blue-green algae former name for members of the group now called Cyanobacteria.al·gae (al'jē), A division of eukaryotic, photosynthetic, nonflowering organisms that includes many seaweeds. [pl. of L. alga, seaweed] al·gae (al'jē) A division of eukaryotic, photosynthetic, nonflowering organisms that includes many seaweeds. [pl. of L. alga, seaweed]algae a collective term for several taxonomic groups of plants, namely Charophyta, Chlorophyta, Chrysophyta, Euglenophyta, Phaeophyta, Pyrrophyta and Rhodophyta. All are relatively simple photosynthetic forms with unicellular reproductive structures. They range from UNICELLULAR organisms to non-vascular filamentous or thalloid plants. Algae occur in both marine and fresh water, while others are terrestrial, living in damp situations on walls, trees, etc.AlgaePlants that have one cell.Mentioned in: Fish and Shellfish Poisoningalgae Related to algae: ProtozoaSynonyms for algaenoun primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leavesSynonymsRelated Words- protoctist
- seaweed
- golden algae
- yellow-green algae
- diatom
- confervoid algae
- brown algae
- euglenid
- euglenoid
- euglenophyte
- chlorophyte
- green algae
- chlorella
- red algae
- cryptomonad
- cryptophyte
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