blue-green alga

blue-green alga
noun Date: 1899 cyanobacterium

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  • cyanobacteria — blue green alga lue green al ga pl. {blue green al gae} [from the color and resemblance to algae.] any of a group of photosynthetic microorganisms possessing characteristics of both bacteria and plants. When classed as bacteria, they are… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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