English noun: alga | |||
1. | alga (animal) primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves | ||
Synonyms | algae | ||
Broader (hypernym) | protoctist | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | brown algae, chlorella, chlorophyte, confervoid algae, cryptomonad, cryptophyte, diatom, euglenid, euglenoid, euglenophyte, golden algae, green algae, red algae, seaweed, yellow-green algae | ||