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Algae

🔄 Synonyms of "Algae"

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Word	Definition
alganoun	(biology) 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.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Algae"

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Word	Definition
kelpnoun	Any of several large brown algae seaweeds (order Laminariales).
seaweednoun	Any of numerous marine algae, such as a kelp.
bloomnoun	(uncountable) The opening of flowers in general; the state of blossoming or of having the flowers open.
weednoun	(uncountable, informal, originally slang) Cannabis.
daphnianoun	A water flea of the genus Daphnia.
inhibitionnoun	The act of inhibiting.
wagenoun	(often in plural) An amount of money paid to a worker for a specified quantity of work, usually calculated on an hourly basis and expressed in an amount of money per hour.
salarynoun	A fixed amount of money paid to a worker, usually calculated on a monthly or annual basis, not hourly, as wages. Implies a degree of professionalism and/or autonomy.
bloomsnoun	(uncountable) The opening of flowers in general; the state of blossoming or of having the flowers open.
microalgae	Microalgae or microphytes are microscopic algae invisible to the naked eye.
rockweedsnoun	Ascophyllum nodosum, a seaweed also known as knotted wrack.
seaweedsnoun	Any of numerous marine algae, such as a kelp.
blue-green algaenoun	predominantly photosynthetic prokaryotic organisms containing a blue pigment in addition to chlorophyll; occur singly or in colonies in diverse habitats; important as phytoplankton
macroalgaenoun	—
phytoplanktonnoun	Plankton, especially those small in size, that obtain energy by photosynthesis.
green algae	The green algae (: green alga) are a group of chlorophyll-containing autotrophic eukaryotes consisting of the phylum Prasinodermophyta and its unnamed sister group that contains the Chlorophyta and Charophyta/Streptophyta.
cyanobacteria	Cyanobacteria, also called Cyanobacteriota or Cyanophyta, are a phylum of autotrophic gram-negative bacteria that can obtain biological energy via oxygenic photosynthesis.
brown algae	(: alga) a large group of multicellular algae comprising the class Phaeophyceae.
red algae	Red algae, or Rhodophyta, make up one of the oldest groups of eukaryotic algae.
diatomsnoun	Any of a group of minute unicellular algae having a siliceous covering of great delicacy, now categorized as class Diatomophyceae or division Bacillariophyta.