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yellow green algae

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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.
Also, yellow green algae.


Origin:
1925–30
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