alga

Meaning

Any of many aquatic photosynthetic organisms, including the seaweeds, whose size ranges from a single cell to giant kelps and whose biochemistry and forms are very diverse, some being eukaryotic.

Synonyms

seaweed

algae

aquatic plant

duckweed

moss

tang

varek

water-plant

brown seaweed

algas

brown alga

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈæl.ɡə/

Etymology

From Latin alga.