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Any of very many organisms, of the division Chlorophyta, that grow in damp places; a chlorophyte
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green alga — noun : an alga in which the chlorophyll is not masked or characteristically obscured by other pigments; specifically : any alga of the division Chlorophyta … Useful english dictionary
green alga — noun Date: 1857 any of a division (Chlorophyta) of green colored algae that have chloroplasts and occur especially in freshwater … New Collegiate Dictionary
blue-green alga — lue green al ga pl. {blue green al gae} [from the color and resemblance to algae.] any of a group of photosynthetic microorganisms possessing characteristics of both bacteria and plants. When classed as bacteria, they are assigned to the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
blue-green alga — blü grēn n cyanobacterium … Medical dictionary
yellow-green alga — noun Any alga, of the class Xanthophyceae, that have yellow carotenoid pigments as well as chlorophyll … Wiktionary
blue-green alga — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun : an alga of the division Cyanophyta … Useful english dictionary
yellow-green alga — noun : an alga of the division Chrysophyta with the chlorophyll masked by brown or yellow pigment … Useful english dictionary
Green algae — Paraphyletic group name = Green algae regnum = Plantae includes = *Chlorophyta *Charophyta excludes = *EmbryophytaThe green algae (singular: green alga) are the large group of algae from which the embryophytes (higher plants) emerged.cite journal … Wikipedia
green weed — /grin ˈwid/ (say green weed) noun a green alga in the form of cylindrical tubes, Enteromorpha intestinalis, growing in seawater or in fresh water with fairly high levels of dissolved salt, and used as fish bait …
Alga — Al ga, n.; pl. {Alg[ae]} or {algae}. [L., seaweed.] (Bot.) A kind of seaweed; pl. the class of cellular cryptogamic plants which includes the black, red, and green seaweeds, as kelp, dulse, sea lettuce, also marine and fresh water conferv[ae],… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
