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Alga : (noun) 1: primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic
organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves [syn: algae]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Alga : \Al"ga\, n.; pl. Alg[ae]. [L., seaweed.] (Bot.)
A kind of seaweed; pl. the class of cellular cryptogamic
plants which includes the black, red, and green seaweeds, as
kelp, dulse, sea lettuce, also marine and fresh water
conferv[ae], etc.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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