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Word entry · 5 letters

algae

Best crossword clue

"Simple aquatic growth"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ˈæl.d͡ʒi/Part of speech nounSorted aaeglStarts with AEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves

Used in a sentence

  • Unlike seaweed, which grows in salt water, algae grows in freshwater ponds (chlorella or spirulina) or wild in the Pacific Northwest (Klamath blue green).
  • This hollow, lumpy, yellow-brown algae grows epiphytically in sac-like clumps on large seaweeds and on rocks.
  • This algae grows relatively quickly, even in temporary ponds and water holes in the desert, so it remained widely known.

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