Definition of alga Alga
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We found 6 definitions of alga from 6 different sources.
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NounPlural: algae |
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| alga - primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves | ||
| algae | ||
| protoctist any of the unicellular protists | ||
| seaweed plant growing in the sea, especially marine algae | ||
| golden algae algae having the pigments chlorophyll and carotene and xanthophyll | ||
| yellow-green algae any alga of the division Chrysophyta with its chlorophyll masked by yellow pigment | ||
| diatom microscopic unicellular marine or freshwater colonial alga having cell walls impregnated with silica | ||
| confervoid algae algae resembling confervae especially in having branching filaments | ||
| brown algae algae having the chlorophyll masked by brown and yellow pigments | ||
| euglenid, euglenoid, euglenophyte marine and freshwater green or colorless flagellate organism | ||
| chlorophyte, green algae algae that are clear green in color; often growing on wet ricks or damp wood or the surface of stagnant water | ||
| chlorella any alga of the genus Chlorella | ||
| red algae marine algae in which the chlorophyll is masked by a red or purplish pigment; source of agar and carrageenan | ||
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Wiktionary 
- alga (Noun)
Any of many aquatic photosynthetic organisms, whose size ranges from a single cell to giant kelps and whose form is very diverse; some are eukaryotic and some prokaryotic; includes the seaweeds.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- alga (n.)
A kind of seaweed; pl. the class of cellular cryptogamic plants which includes the black, red, and green seaweeds, as kelp, dulse, sea lettuce, also marine and fresh water confervae, etc.
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alga
Simple, green, aquatic plants without stems, roots or leaves. They are found floating in the sea and fresh water, but they also grow on the surface of damp walls, rocks, the bark of trees and on soil.\n(Source: WRIGHT)
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alga
A species of millepora.
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