algaenoun [ plural ]
uk/ˈæl.ɡiː//ˈæl.dʒiː/very simple, usually small plants that grow in or near water and do not have ordinary leaves or roots
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Water & marsh plants, bushes & trees
- blue-green algae
- bulrush
- duckweed
- kelp
- lotus
- mangrove
- papyrus
- phytoplankton
- plankton
- reed
- reedy
- rice
- rush
- samphire
- seaweed
- spirogyra
- water lily
Examples from literature
- Algae reduces appetite and as a dietary supplement can assist in weight loss.
- For example, every day I have a "green drink," an herbal preparation containing numerous tonic substances like ginseng and also various forms of algae and chlorophyll extracts.
- The majority of these algae develop very well in the air, and then consume oxygen and exhale carbonic acid, like all living beings.
- Then we crossed a prairie of algae, open–sea plants that the waters hadn't yet torn loose, whose vegetation grew in wild profusion.
- These algae are a genuine prodigy of creation, one of the wonders of world flora.