Pronunciation : Al"ga
Part of Speech : n.; pl. Alg?.
Etymology : [L., seaweed.] (Bot.)
Definition : Defn: A kind of seaweed; pl. the class of cellular cryptogamic plants which includes the black, red, and green seaweeds, as kelp, dulse, sea lettuce, also marine and fresh water conferv?, etc.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913