alga — meaning in English

English meaning

• seaweed noun Any of various plant-like algae that grow in the sea, often washed up on beaches.

Senses

alga is used for these senses in English:

• alga (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.
• seaweed Any of numerous marine algae, such as a kelp.

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