Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A brown coloring matter found in certain algæ.
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- noun dated A brown
pigment found in certainalgae .
Etymologies
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Ancient Greek, from words meaning "seaweed" and "dusky".
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