Meaning

1 senses
  1. Any of many aquatic photosynthetic organisms, including the seaweeds, whose size ranges from a single cell to giant kelps and whose biochemistry and forms are very diverse, some being eukaryotic.

    Alge

    во́доросльvódoroslʹ

    во́дорістьvódoristʹ

More definitions
  • primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves

Examples

25 sentences
  1. Where else can algae be found?

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  2. Ducks feed on worms, crustaceans, aquatic insects, and algae.

    Качки харчуються хробаками, ракоподібними, водними комахами та водоростями.

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  3. There are algae in the sea.

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  4. It smells of salt and algae.

    ruПахнет солью и водорослями.

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  5. The wall is full of algae.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
any of many aquatic photosynthetic organisms:
Русский
By meaning 1
any of many aquatic photosynthetic organisms:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
any of many aquatic photosynthetic organisms:

Origin

From Latin alga.

From Latin alga.

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Forms

plural: algae
Singularalga
Pluralalgae

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Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves:algae

Word family

8 related words

See also

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