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from The Century Dictionary.

  • A division of thallogenous chlorophyllous cryptogams found for the most part in the sea (seaweeds) or in fresh water.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun plural of alga.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun Plural form of alga.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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

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