"algal" meaning in English

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        {
          "word": "algal bloom"
        },
        {
          "word": "algally"
        },
        {
          "word": "algal mat"
        },
        {
          "word": "antialgal"
        },
        {
          "word": "macroalgal"
        },
        {
          "word": "microalgal"
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        {
          "word": "monoalgal"
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        {
          "word": "nonalgal"
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        {
          "word": "picoalgal"
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        {
          "word": "plurialgal"
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        {
          "word": "postalgal"
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          "word": "unialgal"
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          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "ṭuḥlubiyy",
          "sense": "pertaining to, or like, algae",
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          "word": "طُحْلُبِيّ"
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          "sense": "pertaining to, or like, algae",
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          "sense": "pertaining to, or like, algae",
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          "sense": "pertaining to, or like, algae",
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      "ipa": "/ˈælɡəl/"
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      "word": "macroalgal"
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      "sense": "pertaining to, or like, algae",
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