algoid

American

[al-goid] / ˈæl gɔɪd /

adjective

like algae.

algoid British

/ ˈælɡɔɪd /

adjective

resembling or relating to algae

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Etymology

Origin of algoid

First recorded in 1870–75; alg(ae) + -oid

Example Sentences

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Their mode of division, too, is thoroughly algoid.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 324, March 18, 1882 by Various

The pelican nests are slight depressions in the sand, some of them softened with an algoid matting.

From The New North by Cameron, Agnes Deans

Sometimes biciliated minute cells are found; without any doubt they are zoospores derived from any algoid or fungoid species.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 385, May 19, 1883 by Various

Distinct green algoid cells occurred in some specimens.

From Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by Cooke, M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt)

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