yellow-green_algae (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *yellow-green algae*:
NOUN	animal	yellow-green algae	any alga of the division Chrysophyta with its chlorophyll masked by yellow pigment

English > *yellow-green algae*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	Any alga of the division Chrysophyta with its chlorophyll masked by yellow pigment.
Member of	Chrysophyta, division Chrysophyta	Mostly freshwater eukaryotic algae having the chlorophyll masked by brown or yellow pigment
Narrower	conferva	Any of various algae of the genus Tribonema
Broader	alga, algae	Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves
Catalan	algues verdes-grogues

HyperDic: yellow-green_algae