algae
noun /ˈældʒiː/, /ˈælɡiː/
/ˈældʒiː/, /ˈælɡiː/
[uncountable, plural]- very simple plants, such as seaweed, that have no real leaves, stems or roots, and that grow in or near water
The singular of algae is alga藻类;海藻 /ˈælɡə//ˈælɡə/but this is a specialist term used only in scientific writing.Topics Plants and treesc1词源mid 16th cent.: from Latin, ‘seaweed’.