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Definitions for: Alga
[n] primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves
Webster (1913) Definition: Al"ga, n.; pl. Alg[ae]. [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], etc.
Synonyms: algae
See Also: brown algae, chlorella, chlorophyte, confervoid algae, cryptomonad, cryptophyte, diatom, euglenid, euglenoid, euglenophyte, golden algae, green algae, protoctist, red algae, seaweed, yellow-green algae
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