Algae vs. Seaweed
Algaenoun
plural of alga.
Algaenoun
primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves
Algae
Algae (; singular alga ) is an informal term for a large and diverse group of photosynthetic eukaryotic organisms. It is a polyphyletic grouping that includes species from multiple distinct clades.
Seaweednoun
Any of numerous marine plants and algae, such as a kelp.
Seaweednoun
Popularly, any plant or plants growing in the sea.
Seaweednoun
Any marine plant of the class Algæ, as kelp, dulse, Fucus, Ulva, etc.
Seaweednoun
plant growing in the sea, especially marine algae
Seaweednoun
large algae growing in the sea or on rocks below the high-water mark
Seaweed
Seaweed, or macroalgae, refers to thousands of species of macroscopic, multicellular, marine algae. The term includes some types of Rhodophyta (red), Phaeophyta (brown) and Chlorophyta (green) macroalgae.
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