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alga
- /ˈæl.ɡə/ UK, US
noun algae · algæ
- 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. For example, the antitumour depsipeptide kahalalide F was isolated from the opisthobranch mollusc Elysia rufescens, and is used by both the mollusc and its dietary alga Bryopsis spp.
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noun any of many aquatic photosynthetic organisms
| Español | alga |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 조류 joryu |
| 日本語 | 藻類 sōrui |
| 中文 | 水藻 shuǐzǎo, 藻類 /藻类 zǎolèi |
| हिन्दी | शैवाल śaivāl, सिवार sivār, सेवार sevār |
| Kiswahili | mwani |
| Português | alga |
| Français | algue |
| Deutsch | Alge |
| Italiano | alga |
| Ελληνικά | φύκος fýkos |
| Română | algă |
| Русский | во́доросль vódoroslʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | tảo |
| العربية | طُحْلُب ṭuḥlub |
| עברית | אַצָּה atsá |
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@misc{alga_2026,
title = {alga},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/alga},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
