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Alga

Noun CEFR B1
ˈæl.ɡə

Definitions

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.

Equivalents

Españolalga
Françaisalgaalgue
DeutschAlge
45 more languages
Azərbaycan diliyosun
Беларускаяводарасць
Българскиводорасло
Bosanskialgalevarasa
Catalàalga
Češtinarasa
Ελληνικάφύκιφύκος
Esperantoalgo
Suomilevä
Gàidhligfeamainn
Galegoalgaouca
עבריתאצה
Hrvatskialgalevarasa
Հայերենջրիմուռ
Íslenskaþörungur
Italianoalga
日本語藻類
Қазақ тілібалдыр
ភាសាខ្មែរព្រាំសារាយ
한국어조류
Kurdîleva
LëtzebuergeschAlg
Latviešuaļģeaļģes
Македонскиалга
မြန်မာမှော်
Nederlandsalg
ਪੰਜਾਬੀਜਿਲਬ
Portuguêsalga
Românăalgă
Русскийводоросль
Slovenčinariasa
Српскиalgalevarasa
Svenskaälg
Kiswahilimwani
తెలుగుశైవలము
Tagaloglumot
Türkçealgsu yosunu
Українськаво́дорість
Tiếng Việttao

Examples

For example, the antitumour depsipeptide kahalalide F was isolated from the opisthobranch mollusc Elysia rufescens, and is used by both the mollusc and its dietary alga Bryopsis spp.”

CEFR level

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