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Brown alga - Definition and Overview
Related Words: Acorn, Bake, Barbecue, Beige, Biscuit, Bister, Black
Brown algae

Pacific Rockweed (Fucus distichus)
in Olympic National Park
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Protista
Division:Heterokontophyta
Class:Phaeophyceae
Orders

Dictyotales
Desmerestiales
Fucales
Laminariales (kelps)
etc.

The brown algae are a large group of multicellular algae, including various sorts of seaweed. Their distinctive greenish-brown color comes from the pigment fucoxanthin. Well-known members include kelps and bladder wrack. Genetic studies show their closest relatives are the yellow-green algae.

Example Usage of Brown
annapiaia: Okay! Got the radio to be mostly non-static. Except it went from "bitten by Brown recluse--STATIC--lost her leg." WHAT?
contessafoods: Turkey eggs are tan in color and speckled with Brown. They are about twice as large as chicken eggs.
joshkmartin: Black Friday will be more like Brown Friday for me, considering the aftermath of a turkey filled gut and sitting on the potty all day.
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