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red alga

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any algae of the phyla Rhodophyta, principally, and Glaucophyta, mostly reddish in color.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: red seaweed

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  • Bulgarian: червено водорасло (červeno vodoraslo) — Member of the phylum Rhodophyta
  • Finnish: punalevä — Member of the phylum Rhodophyta
  • German: Rotalge — Member of the phylum Rhodophyta
  • Greek: ερυθροφύκος (erythrofýkos) — Member of the phylum Rhodophyta
  • Greek: ροδοφύκος (rodofýkos) — Member of the phylum Rhodophyta
  • Greek: ροδόφυτο (rodófyto) — Member of the phylum Rhodophyta
  • Māori: pāpataura — Member of the phylum Rhodophyta
  • Polish: krasnorost — Member of the phylum Rhodophyta
  • Portuguese: alga vermelha — Member of the phylum Rhodophyta
  • Spanish: alga roja — Member of the phylum Rhodophyta