Synonyms for algae


Grammar : Noun
Spell : al-jee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈæl dʒi


Définition of algae

Origin :
  • (plural), 1794, from alga (singular), 1550s, from Latin alga "seaweed," of uncertain origin, perhaps from a PIE root meaning "to putrefy, rot."
  • noun rootless, leafless plants living in water
Example sentences :
  • As far as they could see there was no algae in sight, the water was one glassy blue.
  • Extract from : « The Cruise of the Dry Dock » by T. S. Stribling
  • The simplest form of vegetation is algae which grows on the sides of the tank.
  • Extract from : « Boy Scouts Handbook » by Boy Scouts of America
  • He regarded a bowl of algae as if about to make it disappear.
  • Extract from : « Greener Than You Think » by Ward Moore
  • We've put quite a dent in the algae and synthetics operations in this sector.
  • Extract from : « The Lani People » by J. F. Bone
  • The Carrageen or Iceland moss, or lichen is one of the algae of the sea.
  • Extract from : « The Progress of the Marbling Art » by Josef Halfer
  • Algae and fungi also were present, but there were no flowering plants.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 » by Various
  • That would be, of course, the algae from the air-purifying-system tanks.
  • Extract from : « Operation: Outer Space » by William Fitzgerald Jenkins
  • He made large collections of Algae, almost every day bringing to him new and beautiful forms.
  • Extract from : « Makers of British Botany; a collection of biographies by living botanists » by Various
  • The vegetable kingdom is represented by plants of low organization such as mosses, lichens, diatoms and algae.
  • Extract from : « The Home of the Blizzard » by Douglas Mawson
  • The color is chiefly due to a species of algae which seems common in springs of this sort.
  • Extract from : « Steep Trails » by John Muir

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