alga
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- noun
- /ˈælɡə/
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alga
- But more than just birds depend on these algae that convert nitrogen from the air into nitrates.
- green algae
- aquatic algae
- marine algae
I'm still using serums from Michael Todd and the blue-green algae toner.
- I'm still using serums from Michael Todd and the blue-green algae toner.
- Hey, nostalgia is a poisonous algae bloom in the Central Park turtle pond Hippocampus.
- Take that conventional biofuel crops, algae also generate more oil than most plants, and genetic engineering can further improve the yield.
Examples
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In Fiji, they have these iridescent algae.
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- They eat the algae then fertilise the rice.
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Do you know how much algae there is in the world?
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The whole time, we thought it was algae that made it so green.
Fiction book (2000) -
-Can you hand me some of that algae?
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I can see the algae blooms just coming in.
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Now the resort's shut down and the whole lake is covered in this layer of toxic algae.
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The fountain in the center of the park was stagnant, green algae lapping at the rim.
Fiction book (1997) -
Consider phytoplankton, microscopic drifting algae that form the base of the ocean food chain by performing photosynthesis.
Academic text (2011) -
The lake was covered in a thick layer of alga, making it unsafe for swimming.
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Etymology
The word alga comes from Latin alga, which meant 'seaweed'. So alga names the simple green plants you find in water, like seaweed, that make oxygen but do not have real roots, stems, or leaves.