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yellow-green algae
or yellow green algae
noun
, Biology.
- a group of common single-celled and colonial algae of the phylum Chrysophyta, having mostly yellow and green pigments, occurring in soil and on moist rocks and vegetation and also as a slime or scum on ponds and stagnant waters.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of yellow-green algae1
First recorded in 1925–30
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Example Sentences
The further I go, the more dreamlike the dive becomes, drapes of yellow-green algae on the rock walls wafting in the current.
From Wall Street Journal
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