(algae)
91golden-brown algae — /gohl deuhn brown / a group of mostly marine, motile algae of the phylum Chlorophyta, characterized by the presence of the pigments chlorophyll, carotene, and xanthophyll, which impart golden to yellow brown colors. [1955 60] * * * …
92brown algae — plural noun a large group of algae that are typically olive brown or greenish in colour, including many seaweeds. [Class Phaeophyceae.] …
93green algae — plural noun algae which contain chlorophyll and store starch in discrete chloroplasts. [Division Chlorophyta.] …
94red algae — plural noun a large group of algae that includes many red seaweeds. [Division Rhodophyta.] …
95brown algae — brown′ al′gae n. pl. mcr any marine algae of the class Phaeophyceae, having brown pigments in addition to chlorophyll • Etymology: 1900–05 …
96golden-brown algae — gold′en brown al′gae n. pl. mcr a group of mostly marine, gold to yellow brown algae of the phylum Chlorophyta, containing the pigments chlorophyll, carotene, and xanthophyll • Etymology: 1955–60 …
97green algae — green′ al′gae n. pl. mcr grass green algae of the phylum Chlorophyta, common on wet rocks, damp wood, and the surface of stagnant water …
98red algae — red′ al′gae n. pl. mcr marine algae of the phylum Rhodophyta in which the chlorophyll is masked by a red or purplish pigment • Etymology: 1850–55 …
99yellow-green algae — yel′low green al′gae n. pl. mcr bio algae of the phylum Chrysophyta, having mostly yellow and green pigments, occurring in soil, on moist rocks and vegetation, and on ponds and stagnant waters • Etymology: 1925–30 …
100blue-green algae — /ˌblu grin ˈældʒi/ (say .blooh green aljee) plural noun a poisonous blue green growth resembling algae occurring in stagnant fresh water in hot weather. See cyanobacteria …
