alga
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See also algă
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alga (plural algae)
- (biology) Any of many aquatic photosynthetic organisms, whose size ranges from a single cell to giant kelps and whose form is very diverse; some are eukaryotic and some prokaryotic; includes the seaweeds.
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- Algaes is a non-standard plural.
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any of many aquatic photosynthetic organisms
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[edit] Galician
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alga f. (plural algas)
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[edit] Italian
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alga f. (plural alghe)
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[edit] Latin
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alga (genitive algae); f, first declension
- Seaweed; plants that grow in freshwater.
- (figuratively) Something of little worth.
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| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | alga | algae |
| genitive | algae | algārum |
| dative | algae | algīs |
| accusative | algam | algās |
| ablative | algā | algīs |
| vocative | alga | algae |
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[edit] Lithuanian
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alga
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From Latin alga.
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- Hyphenation: al‧ga
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alga f. (plural algas)
- seaweed (marine plants and algae)
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[edit] Serbo-Croatian
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From Latin alga.
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alga f. (Cyrillic spelling алга)
[edit] Spanish
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alga f. (plural algas)