green alga

noun

Any of very many plant organisms, of the phyla Chlorophyta and Charophyta, that grow in damp places; a chlorophyte.

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Meanings

noungreen alga (plural green algae)

plural green algae

  1. Any of very many plant organisms, of the phyla Chlorophyta and Charophyta, that grow in damp places; a chlorophyte.

    Green algae cells have nuclei; pigments in distinct bodies.

    1967, George K. Reid, edited by Herbert S. Zim and George S. Fichter, Pond Life, New York: Golden Press, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 31

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
chlorophyte

Translations

Bulgarian зелено водорасло
  • зелено водорасло (zeleno vodoraslo)organism of the Chlorophyta
Chinese Mandarin 綠藻 /绿藻
  • 綠藻 /绿藻 (lǜzǎo)organism of the Chlorophyta
Dutch groenwier
  • groenwierorganism of the Chlorophyta
Finnish viherlevä
  • viherleväorganism of the Chlorophyta
French algue verte
  • algue verteorganism of the Chlorophyta
German Grünalge
  • Grünalgeorganism of the Chlorophyta
Japanese 緑藻
  • 緑藻 (ryokusō)organism of the Chlorophyta
Polish zielenica
  • zielenicaorganism of the Chlorophyta
Spanish alga verde
  • alga verdeorganism of the Chlorophyta
Cite this entry
APA

green alga. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/green%20alga

MLA

“green alga.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/green%20alga. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “green alga,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/green%20alga.

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