red alga
red alga · red algae
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Any algae of the phyla Rhodophyta, principally, and Glaucophyta, mostly reddish in colorAny algae of the phyla Rhodophyta, principally, and Glaucophyta, mostly reddish in color.
» Land plants are descended from green algae and related to red algae.
Meaning
1 sensesAny algae of the phyla Rhodophyta, principally, and Glaucophyta, mostly reddish in color.
Rotalge
Examples
1 sentencesLand plants are descended from green algae and related to red algae.
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By meaning 1
Member of the phylum Rhodophyta:
Forms
plural: red algaeSynonyms
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1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular