- yellow-green alga
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Any alga, of the class Xanthophyceae, that have yellow carotenoid pigments as well as chlorophyll
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yellow-green alga — noun : an alga of the division Chrysophyta with the chlorophyll masked by brown or yellow pigment … Useful english dictionary
yellow-green alga — noun Date: 1930 any of a class (Xanthophyceae of the division Chrysophyta) of algae with the chlorophyll masked by brown or yellow pigment … New Collegiate Dictionary
yellow-green algae — noun any alga of the division Chrysophyta with its chlorophyll masked by yellow pigment • Hypernyms: ↑alga, ↑algae • Hyponyms: ↑conferva • Member Holonyms: ↑Chrysophyta, ↑division Chrysophyta * * * Biol … Useful english dictionary
Yellow-green algae — Taxobox name = Yellow green algae domain = Eukaryota regnum = Chromalveolata phylum = Heterokontophyta classis = Xanthophyceae classis authority = Allorge ex FritschYellow green algae or xanthophytes are an important group of heterokont algae.… … Wikipedia
Yellow — Infobox color|title=Yellow pic= wavelength=570–580 symbolism=age/aging, warmth, cowardice, happiness, slow, sunshine, the Orient, electricity hex=FFFF00|textcolor=blue spelling=Color r=255|g=255|b=0|rgbspace=sRGB source=HTML/CSS… … Wikipedia
yellow-greenalga — yel·low green alga (yĕlʹō grēn ) n. An alga of the division Chrysophyta, plastids of which contain golden yellow pigments that mask the chlorophyll. * * * … Universalium
alga — noun (plural algae; also algas) Etymology: Latin, seaweed Date: 1551 a plant or plantlike organism of any of several phyla, divisions, or classes of chiefly aquatic usually chlorophyll containing nonvascular organisms of polyphyletic origin that… … New Collegiate Dictionary
alga — al·ga al gə n, pl al·gae al (.)jē also algas a plant or plantlike organism of any of several phyla, divisions, or classes of chiefly aquatic usu. chlorophyll containing nonvascular organisms of polyphyletic origin that usu. include the green,… … Medical dictionary
Chartreuse (color) — For other uses, see Chartreuse. Chartreuse (UK: /ʃɑːˈtrɜːz/, US: /ʃɑːrˈtruːz/ or /ʃɑːrˈtruːs/;[1] French pronunciation: [ʃaʁtʁøz]) (the web color) is a color halfway between yellow and green that was named because of its… … Wikipedia
xanthophyte — noun Any yellow green alga (of the class Xanthophyceae) … Wiktionary
