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Definition: algae
algae
n : primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic
organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves [syn:
alga]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Algae
Alga
\Al"ga\, n.; pl.
Alg[ae] or
algae. [L., seaweed.]
(Bot.)
A kind of seaweed; pl. the class of cellular cryptogamic
plants which includes the black, red, and green seaweeds, as
kelp, dulse, sea lettuce, also marine and fresh water
conferv[ae], etc. The algae are primitive
chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms
lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Cryptogamia
\Cryp`to*ga"mi*a\ (kr?p`t?-g?"m?-?), n.; pl.
Cryptogami[ae] (-?). [NL., fr. Gr. krypto`s hidden, secret
+ ga`mos marriage.] (Bot.)
The series or division of flowerless plants, or those never
having true stamens and pistils, but propagated by spores of
various kinds.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The subdivisions have been variously arranged. The
following arrangement recognizes four classes: -- I.
{Pteridophyta, or
Vascular Acrogens.'>Pteridophyta'>{Pteridophyta, or
Vascular Acrogens. These include
Ferns,
Equiseta or Scouring rushes,
Lycopodiace[ae]
or Club mosses,
Selaginelle[ae], and several other
smaller orders. Here belonged also the extinct coal
plants called
Lepidodendron,
Sigillaria, and
Calamites. II.
{Bryophita, or
Cellular Acrogens'>Bryophita'>{Bryophita, or
Cellular Acrogens .
These include
Musci, or Mosses,
Hepatic[ae], or
Scale mosses and Liverworts, and possibly
Charace[ae], the Stoneworts. III.
{Alg[ae]}, which
are divided into
Floride[ae], the Red Seaweeds, and
the orders
Dictyote[ae],
O["o]spore[ae],
Zo["o]spore[ae],
Conjugat[ae],
Diatomace[ae], and
Cryptophyce[ae]. IV.
{Fungi}. The molds, mildews,
mushrooms, puffballs, etc., which are variously grouped
into several subclasses and many orders. The
Lichenes
or Lichens are now considered to be of a mixed nature,
each plant partly a Fungus and partly an Alga.
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