yellow-green algae
yel·low-green al·gae
Y y Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [yel-oh green al-jee]
- /ˈyɛl oʊ grin ˈæl dʒi/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [yel-oh green al-jee]
- /ˈyɛl oʊ grin ˈæl dʒi/
Definitions of yellow-green algae words
- noun yellow-green algae a group of common single-celled and colonial algae of the phylum Chrysophyta, having mostly yellow and green pigments, occurring in soil and on moist rocks and vegetation and also as a slime or scum on ponds and stagnant waters. 1
- noun yellow-green algae any of a class (Xanthophyceae) of photosynthetic thallophytes that contain a yellowish or brownish pigment that obscures the chlorophyll and whose motile cells have two unequal flagella: the cell walls may contain silica 0
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Origin of yellow-green algae
First appearance:
before 1925 One of the 11% newest English words
First recorded in 1925-30
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Parts of speech for Yellow-green algae
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yellow-green algae popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 1% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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