Algae vs Fungus - What's the difference?
algae | fungus |
(alga)
(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.
Any member of the kingdom Fungi; a eukaryotic organism typically having chitin cell walls but no chlorophyll or plastids. Fungi may be unicellular or multicellular.
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As nouns the difference between algae and fungus
is that algae is (alga) while fungus is any member of the kingdom fungi; a eukaryotic organism typically having chitin cell walls but no chlorophyll or plastids fungi may be unicellular or multicellular.algae
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(head)Anagrams
* ----alga
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(wikipedia alga)Noun
(algae)Usage notes
* (term) is a non-standard plural.Hyponyms
* seaweedAnagrams
* * English nouns with irregular plurals ----fungus
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(wikipedia fungus)Noun
(en-noun)Welcome to the plastisphere, passage=Plastics are energy-rich substances, which is why many of them burn so readily. Any organism that could unlock and use that energy would do well in the Anthropocene. Terrestrial bacteria and fungi which can manage this trick are already familiar to experts in the field.}}
