algae

al·ga  (lg)

n. pl. al·gae (-j)

Any of various chiefly aquatic, eukaryotic, photosynthetic organisms, ranging in size from single-celled forms to the giant kelp. Algae were once considered to be plants but are now classified separately because they lack true roots, stems, leaves, and embryos.

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[Latin, seaweed.]

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algal (lgl) adj.

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algae [al-jee, al-ga]

Noun, pl

sing alga plants which grow in water or moist ground, and which have no true stems, roots, or leaves [Latin alga seaweed]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

algae - primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves alga protoctist - any of the unicellular protists seaweed - plant growing in the sea, especially marine algae golden algae - algae having the pigments chlorophyll and carotene and xanthophyll yellow-green algae - any alga of the division Chrysophyta with its chlorophyll masked by yellow pigment diatom - microscopic unicellular marine or freshwater colonial alga having cell walls impregnated with silica confervoid algae - algae resembling confervae especially in having branching filaments brown algae - algae having the chlorophyll masked by brown and yellow pigments euglenid, euglenoid, euglenophyte - marine and freshwater green or colorless flagellate organism chlorophyte, green algae - algae that are clear green in color; often growing on wet ricks or damp wood or the surface of stagnant water chlorella - any alga of the genus Chlorella red algae - marine algae in which the chlorophyll is masked by a red or purplish pigment; source of agar and carrageenan cryptomonad, cryptophyte - common in fresh and salt water appearing along the shore as algal blooms

Translations

algae

n / pl algae [ˈӕldʒiː, algiː]

alga ˈӕlgə singular a group of simple plants which includes seaweed. algeطُحْلُب، طَحَالِبводораслоřasyalgervetikadجلبک؛ خزهאָצָהशैवालalgedumbliaialgaводорослиalgeสาหร่ายsu yosunları藻類, 海藻морські водоростіسمندری پودےtảo藻类, 海藻