phycology

[fahy-kol-uh-jee]

noun

1. the branch of botany dealing with algae.

phycology

/ faɪˈkɒlədʒɪ, ˌfaɪkəˈlɒdʒɪkəl /

noun

1. the study of algae

phycology

1. The scientific study of algae.

Other Word Forms

• phycological adjective
• phycologist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of phycology¹

First recorded in 1875–80; phyco- + -logy

Example Sentences

What ensued was a crash course on phycology — marine algae science — and on searching for and gathering edible seaweed, including kelp, wakame and kombu.

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But to a large circle of friends, most of whom have gone before her, she was best known as a naturalist in the special department of phycology.

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