Phrase Hound found 11 phrases and 8 compound words that contain algae. The most common are listed below. Open algae in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 11
- green algaeplural of green alga: Any of very many plant organisms, of the phyla Chlorophyta and Charophyta, that grow in damp places; a chlorophyte.
- brown algaeplural of brown alga: Any of many seaweeds of the class Phaeophyceae.
- golden algaeplural of golden alga: Any golden alga of the class Chrysophyceae
- ice algaeplural of ice alga: Algae adapted to grow on ice, different species growing on freshwater and saltwater ice.
- red algaeplural of red alga: Any algae of the phyla Rhodophyta, principally, and Glaucophyta, mostly reddish in color.
- snow algaeplural of snow alga: Chlamydomonas nivalis, the alga responsible for watermelon snow.
- blue-green algaeplural of blue-green alga: Any member of the taxonomic class or phylum Cyanobacteria; a primitive photosynthetic organism similar to bacteria which is thought to have generated the first oxygen in the Earth's atmosphere.
- yellow-green algaeplural of yellow-green alga: Any alga, of the class Xanthophyceae, that have yellow carotenoid pigments as well as chlorophyll
- Siamese algae-eaterAny of species Crossocheilus oblongus, fish in the carp family of fresh waters in southeastern Asia.
- globe algaeSynonym of volvox: Any of the genus Volvox of chlorophytes.
- golden-brown algaeplural of golden-brown alga: golden alga
Compound words 8
- algivoreAn organism that consumes algae.
- antialgaeThat inhibits the growth of algae.
- oilgaeoil-based algal biofuel
- algaecidalAlternative spelling of algicidal: Acting as an algicide.
- algaeologyThe study of algae.
- microalgaeplural of microalga: Any of many microscopic photosynthetic protists, often living as single cells and floating as plankton.
- macroalgaeplural of macroalga: Large algae, often living attached in dense beds, such as kelp.
- picoalgaeplural of picoalga: Any very small alga