- Algae
- Primitive plants, usually aquatic, capable of synthesizing their own food by photosynthesis.
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Algae
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algae — n. plural of {alga}. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
algae — [al′jē΄] pl.n. sing. alga [al′gə] [pl. of L alga, seaweed < IE base * el , *ol , to be moldy, putrid > Swed ul, rancid, Du uilig, rotten] any of several divisions of simple photosynthetic organisms, esp. certain thallophytes, variously one… … English World dictionary
Algae — См. Водоросли (Источник: «Словарь терминов микробиологии») … Словарь микробиологии
Algae — (Algen), erste Klasse im Endlicherschen Systeme; Ursprosser des Wassers, aus (verlängerten) Zellen gebildet, welche einzeln oder zu einem Gewebe verschmolzen sind u. in letzterem Falle der Pflanze ein faden , zweig oder blattartiges Ansehen geben … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
algae — (n.) (plural), 1794, from alga (singular), 1550s, from L. alga seaweed, of uncertain origin, perhaps from a PIE root meaning to putrefy, rot … Etymology dictionary
algae — [n] rootless, leafless plants living in water dulse, kelp, scum, seaweed; concept 429 … New thesaurus
algae — algal, adj. /al jee/, n.pl., sing. alga / geuh/. any of numerous groups of chlorophyll containing, mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms ranging from microscopic single celled forms to multicellular forms 100 ft. (30 m) or more long, distinguished… … Universalium
Algae — For other uses, see Algae (disambiguation) and Alga (disambiguation). Algae Laurencia, a marine genus of Red Algae from Hawaii. Scientific classification … Wikipedia
algae — noun primitive chlorophyll containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves (Freq. 6) • Syn: ↑alga • Derivationally related forms: ↑algal (for: ↑alga) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
algae — A non taxonomic term used to group several phyla of the lower plants, including the Rhodophyta (red algae), Chlorophyta (green algae), Phaeophyta (brown algae), and Chrysophyta (diatoms). Many algae are unicellular or consist of simple… … Dictionary of molecular biology
algae — Synonyms and related words: Ectocarpales, Iceland moss, Irish moss, Phaeophyceae, autophyte, bean, bracken, brown algae, climber, conferva, confervoid, creeper, diatom, dulse, fern, fruits and vegetables, fucoid, fucus, fungi, fungus, grapevine,… … Moby Thesaurus
