al·gae
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
藻类；海藻 /ˈælɡə//ˈælɡə/but this is a specialist term used only in scientific writing.Topics Plants and treesc1Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin, ‘seaweed’.