schuimalg
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Etymology
[edit]Compound of schuim (“foam”) + alg (“alga”), named for the fact that its blooms (in the form of huge wads of foam) are well-known for washing ashore in the Netherlands during spring.
Noun
[edit]schuimalg f (plural schuimalgen, diminutive schuimalgje n)
- Phaeocystis globosa, an alga causing sea foam.
Further reading
[edit]schuimalg on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl
Sea foam on Wikipedia.Wikipedia