"green alga" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: green algae [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|green algae}} green alga (plural green algae)
  1. Any of very many plant organisms, of the phyla Chlorophyta and Charophyta, that grow in damp places; a chlorophyte Categories (lifeform): Green algae Translations (organism of Chlorophyta): 綠藻 (Chinese Mandarin), 绿藻 (lǜzǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), groenwier [neuter] (Dutch), viherlevä (Finnish), algue verte [feminine] (French), 緑藻 (lyokusō) (alt: りょくそう) (Japanese), жасыл балдыр (jasyl baldyr) (Kazakh), alga verde [feminine] (Spanish)

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