alga
Any of many aquatic photosynthetic organisms, including the seaweeds, whose size ranges from a single cell to giant kelps and whose biochemistry and forms are very diverse, some being eukaryotic.
Kinds of alga
- seaweed
- golden algae
- yellow-green algae
- brown algae
- green algae
- red algae
Related words
- algacidal
- algaculture
- algin
- algist
- algoid
- macroalga
- picoalga
- golden-brown alga
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This definition is adapted from “alga” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.