Definition of blue-green algae Blue-green algae
blue•green al•gae
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What does blue-green algae mean?
WordNet
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| blue-green algae - predominantly photosynthetic prokaryotic organisms containing a blue pigment in addition to chlorophyll; occur singly or in colonies in diverse habitats; important as phytoplankton | ||
| cyanobacteria | ||
| eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella | ||
| class cyanobacteria, class cyanophyceae, cyanophyceae photosynthetic bacteria found in fresh and salt water, having chlorophyll a and phycobilins; once thought to be algae: blue-green algae | ||
| nostoc found in moist places as rounded jellylike colonies | ||
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Wiktionary 
- blue-green algae (Noun)
Plural of blue-green alga.
