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Alga vs Blanketweed - What's the difference?

alga | blanketweed |

As nouns the difference between alga and blanketweed

is that alga is start while blanketweed is a filamentous alga often found in ponds.

alga

English

(wikipedia alga)

Noun

(algae)
  • (biology) Any of many aquatic photosynthetic organisms, whose size ranges from a single cell to giant kelps and whose form is very diverse; some are eukaryotic and some prokaryotic; includes the seaweeds.
  • Usage notes

    * (term) is a non-standard plural.

    Hyponyms

    * seaweed

    blanketweed

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • A filamentous alga often found in ponds.