(algae)

  • 81fucoid algae — noun any of various algae of the family Fucaceae • Syn: ↑fucoid • Hypernyms: ↑brown algae • Member Holonyms: ↑Fucaceae, ↑family Fucaceae …

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  • 82golden algae — noun algae having the pigments chlorophyll and carotene and xanthophyll • Hypernyms: ↑alga, ↑algae • Member Holonyms: ↑Chrysophyta, ↑division Chrysophyta …

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  • 83green algae — noun algae that are clear green in color; often growing on wet ricks or damp wood or the surface of stagnant water (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑chlorophyte • Hypernyms: ↑alga, ↑algae • Hyponyms: ↑sea lettuce, ↑ …

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  • 84red algae — noun marine algae in which the chlorophyll is masked by a red or purplish pigment; source of agar and carrageenan • Hypernyms: ↑alga, ↑algae • Hyponyms: ↑sea moss, ↑Irish moss, ↑carrageen, ↑carageen, ↑ …

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  • 85blue-green algae — cyanobacterium cyanobacterium pl. cyanobacteria cyanobacteria [from the pigment phycocyanin.] any of a group of photosynthetic autotrophic prokaryotic microorganisms possessing characteristics of both bacteria and plants. When classed as bacteria …

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  • 86blue-green algae — 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… …

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  • 87Lamina (algae) — A Lamina in the algae is a generally flattened structure which typically forms the principal bulk of macroscopic plants. It is often developed into specialised organs such as flotation bladders and reproductive organs.The lamina is typically an… …

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  • 88Tetracoccus (algae) — Taxobox name = Tetracoccus domain = Eukaryota regnum = Plantae divisio = Chlorophyta classis = Chlorophyceae ordo = Chlorococcales familia = Dictyosphaeriaceae genus = Tetracoccus genus authority = W. West J. Roy, 1892 type species = subdivision… …

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  • 89Lusitania (algae) — Taxobox name = Lusitania domain = Eukaryota regnum = Plantae divisio = Chlorophyta classis = Chlorophyceae ordo = Chlorococcales familia = Coccomyxaceae genus = Lusitania genus authority = P. González, 1949 type species = Lusitania henriquesii… …

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  • 90Limu (algae) — Limu is the Hawaiian word for algae. There are approximately one hundred Hawaiian names for kinds of limu, sixty of which can be matched with scientific names.Cite web | url = http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/ethnobotany/pdf/Limu 092107AKC.pdf |… …

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