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algæ

algæ is the plural of alga.

Meaning of alga

Noun

alga (plural algae or (archaic) algæ)

  1. 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.
    • For example, the antitumour depsipeptide kahalalide F was isolated from the opisthobranch mollusc Elysia rufescens, and is used by both the mollusc and its dietary alga Bryopsis spp.2016 January 21, “Choose Your Weaponry: Selective Storage of a Single Toxic Compound, Latrunculin A, by Closely Related Nudibranch Molluscs”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Questions about algæ

What is algæ the plural of?
Algæ is the plural of alga.

Words near algæ in the dictionary

  1. alguaziles
  2. alguazils
  3. algum
  4. algumwood
  5. Algy
  6. algæ
  7. algæcide
  8. algæcides
  9. Alha
  10. alhaji
  11. alhajia

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