Dictionary.com
definitions
  • synonyms

blue-green algae

plural noun Biology.
  1. a widely distributed group of predominantly photosynthetic prokaryotic organisms of the subkingdom Cyanophyta, resembling phototrophic bacteria, occurring singly or in colonies in diverse habitats: some species can fix atmospheric nitrogen.
Show More

Origin of blue-green algae

First recorded in 1895–1900
Also called cyanobacteria.
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018
British Dictionary definitions for blue-green alga

blue-green algae

pl n
  1. the former name for cyanobacteria
Show More
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
blue-green alga in Science

blue-green alga

[blōō′grēn′]
  1. See under cyanobacterium.
Show More
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.