algae

English · Thesaurus

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

algae

/ˈæl.d͡ʒi/ US
/ˈæl.ɡi/ US
/ˈæl.ɡiː/ UK
/ˈæl.dʒiː/ UK

noun

plural plural of alga

noun algae · algaes

uncountable, usually Algal organisms viewed collectively or as a mass; algal growth. It has been disputed whether the sounds thus made are produced by the grating of the creature's tongue-ribbon on the glass, as it files off small particles of algae and vegetable moulds, which are invisible to our eyes...
countable, usually A particular kind of alga. Among these valuable water plants, I noted various seaweed: some Cladostephus verticillatus, peacock's tails, fig-leafed caulerpa, grain-bearing beauty bushes, delicate rosetangle tinted scarlet, sea colander arranged into fan shapes, mermaid's cups that looked like the caps of squat mushrooms and f

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: kelp, seaweed, bloom, weed, daphnia, inhibition, wage, salary, blooms, microalgae, rockweeds, seaweeds, blue-green algae, macroalgae, phytoplankton, green algae

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

"algae." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/algae. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

algae. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/algae

Chicago

"algae." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/algae.

BibTeX

@misc{algae_2026,
  title = {algae},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/algae},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}