red algae
English Thesaurus
1. marine algae in which the chlorophyll is masked by a red or purplish pigment; source of agar and carrageenan (noun.animal)
| hypernym | : | alga, algae, |
| definition | : | primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | sea moss, |
| definition | : | any of various red algae having graceful rose to purple fronds (e.g. dulse or carrageen) (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | laver, red laver, |
| definition | : | edible red seaweeds (noun.animal) |
| part holonym | : | carpospore, |
| definition | : | a nonmotile spore of red algae (noun.plant) |
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