golden-brown algae

[ gohl-duhn broun ]

noun

1. a group of mostly marine, motile algae of the phylum Chlorophyta, characterized by the presence of the pigments chlorophyll, carotene, and xanthophyll, which impart golden to yellow-brown colors.

Word History and Origins

Origin of golden-brown algae¹

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

Rick Welsh, a part-time lakeshore resident, said the brown algae was first noticed about a decade ago, but now the “golden-brown algae” grows in thick mats and sticks to the otherwise sugar-sand bottom of the lake in Antrim County’s Torch Lake, according to the Traverse City Record-Eagle.

From Washington Times