algal bloom

noun

A dense spread of algae on the surface of water.

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Meanings

nounalgal bloom (countable and uncountable, plural algal blooms)

plural algal blooms

  1. countableuncountableA dense spread of algae on the surface of water.

Translations

Afrikaans algebloei
  • algebloeidense spread of algae
Catalan flor d'aigua
  • flor d'aiguadense spread of algae
Chinese Mandarin 水華 /水华, 藻華 /藻华
  • 水華 /水华 (shuǐhuá)dense spread of algae
  • 藻華 /藻华 (zǎohuá)dense spread of algae
Czech vodní květ
  • vodní květdense spread of algae
Danish algeopblomstring
  • algeopblomstringdense spread of algae
Dutch algenbloei
  • algenbloeidense spread of algae
Esperanto algoflorado
  • algofloradodense spread of algae
Estonian veeõitseng
  • veeõitsengdense spread of algae
Finnish leväkukinta
  • leväkukintadense spread of algae
French efflorescence algale
  • efflorescence algaledense spread of algae
German Algenblüte
  • Algenblütedense spread of algae
Greek άνθιση φυτοπλαγκτού
  • άνθιση φυτοπλαγκτού (ánthisi fytoplagktoú)dense spread of algae
Icelandic þörungablómi
  • þörungablómidense spread of algae
Japanese 水の華
  • 水の華 (mizunohana)dense spread of algae
Korean 조류 대증식
  • 조류 대증식 (joryu daejeungsik)dense spread of algae
Māori pūkohu ngaruru
  • pūkohu ngarurudense spread of algae
Norwegian Bokmål vannblomst
  • vannblomstdense spread of algae
Polish zakwit
  • zakwitdense spread of algae
Portuguese eflorescência algal
  • eflorescência algaldense spread of algae
Russian цвете́ние воды
  • цвете́ние воды (cveténije vody)dense spread of algae
Spanish proliferación de algas
  • proliferación de algasdense spread of algae
Swedish algblomning, vattenblomning
  • algblomningdense spread of algae
  • vattenblomningdense spread of algae
Tamil பாசித்திரள்
  • பாசித்திரள் (pācittiraḷ)dense spread of algae
Turkish alg patlaması
  • alg patlamasıdense spread of algae
Ukrainian цвіті́ння вод
  • цвіті́ння вод (cvitínnja vod)dense spread of algae
Vietnamese nước nở hoa
  • nước nở hoadense spread of algae
Cite this entry
APA

algal bloom. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/algal%20bloom

MLA

“algal bloom.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/algal%20bloom. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “algal bloom,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/algal%20bloom.

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