- phycology
- noun Date: circa 1847 the study or science of algae — called also algology • phycological adjective • phycologist noun
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Phycology — (from Greek gr. φύκος, phykos , seaweed ; and gr. λογία, logia ) or algology (from Latin la. alga , also seaweed ), a subdiscipline of botany, is the scientific study of algae. Algae are important as primary producers in aquatic ecosystems. Most… … Wikipedia
Phycology — Phy*col o*gy, n. [Gr. ? seaweed + logy.] The science of alg[ae], or seaweeds; algology. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
phycology — 1847, from PHYCO (Cf. phyco ) + LOGY (Cf. logy). Related: Phycological; phycologist … Etymology dictionary
phycology — [fī käl′ə jē] n. [< Gr phykos, seaweed (see PHYCEAE) + LOGY] ALGOLOGY phycologist n … English World dictionary
phycology — (fi kol o je) The study of algae; algology … Dictionary of microbiology
phycology — phycological /fuy keuh loj i keuhl/, adj. phycologist, n. /fuy kol euh jee/, n. the branch of botany dealing with algae. [1875 80; PHYCO + LOGY] * * * ▪ biology also called algology the study of algae, a large heterogeneous group o … Universalium
phycology — noun The scientific study of algae. See Also: phycological, phycologist … Wiktionary
phycology — phy·col·o·gy jē n, pl gies the study or science of algae phy·co·log·i·cal .fī kə läj i kəl adj … Medical dictionary
phycology — study of algae and seaweeds Sciences and Studies … Phrontistery dictionary
phycology — phy·col·o·gy || faɪ kÉ‘lÉ™dʒɪ / kÉ’ n. algology, branch of botany that concentrates on the study of algae … English contemporary dictionary
