Algae

//ˈæl.d͡ʒi// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    plural of alga form-of, plural
  2. 2
    Algal organisms viewed collectively or as a mass; algal growth. uncountable, usually

    "Algae grows best in shallow water, 3 inches (7.5 cm) deep or less, especially where poor seedbed preparation has created low areas with poor surface drainage, and in fields with inadequate decomposition of organic matter."

  3. 3
    primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves wordnet
  4. 4
    A particular kind of alga. countable, usually

    "This hollow, lumpy, yellow-brown algae grows epiphytically in sac-like clumps on large seaweeds and on rocks."

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