Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to or resembling algæ or seaweeds; abounding with seaweed.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to the algæ, or seaweeds; abounding with, or like, seaweed.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or relating to the
algae , orseaweeds ;algal .
Etymologies
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Latin algosus, from alga seaweed.
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jmjarmstrong commented on the word algous
JM wishes he could use 'algous' in an intelligent conversation with a single celled organism without any hint of condescension.
May 3, 2010