NOUN | animal | yellow-green algae | any alga of the division Chrysophyta with its chlorophyll masked by yellow pigment |
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Meaning | Any alga of the division Chrysophyta with its chlorophyll masked by yellow pigment. | |
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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 |
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