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yellow-green alga

yellow-green alga noun: any alga, of the class Xanthophyceae, that have yellow carotenoid pigments as well as chlorophyll.

yellow-green alga: any alga, of the class Xanthophyceae, that have yellow carotenoid pigments as well as chlorophyll
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Noun

yellow-green alga (plural yellow-green algae)

  1. Any alga, of the class Xanthophyceae, that have yellow carotenoid pigments as well as chlorophyll

Forms of yellow-green alga

pluralyellow-green algae

Questions about yellow-green alga

What does yellow-green alga mean?
Yellow-green alga means any alga, of the class Xanthophyceae, that have yellow carotenoid pigments as well as chlorophyll.
What part of speech is yellow-green alga?
Yellow-green alga is a noun.
What is the plural of yellow-green alga?
The plural of yellow-green alga is yellow-green algae.

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