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blue-green algae

[ bloo-green al-jee ]

plural noun

, Microbiology.


blue-green algae

plural noun

  1. the former name for cyanobacteria


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Word History and Origins

Origin of blue-green algae1

First recorded in 1895–1900

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Example Sentences

Interestingly the flaky skin of the crown had blue-green algae growing on it.

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