alga

alga
[ˈalgə]
(pl. algae ˈaldʒi, ˈalgi)
  1. a simple, non-flowering, and typically aquatic plant of a large assemblage that includes the seaweeds and many single-celled forms. Algae contain chlorophyll but lack true stems, roots, leaves, and vascular tissue
    藻类,海藻
  2. Divisions Chlorophyta (green algae), Heterokontophyta (brown algae), and Rhodophyta (red algae); some (or all) are frequently placed in the kingdom Protista
    绿藻门,褐藻门和红藻门;其中一些(或全部)经常被归入原生生物界
派生
algal
adjective
语源
  1. mid 16th cent.: from Latin, seaweed'
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