alga

alga ae, f

sea-weed, H.—Prov. of worthlessness: proiecta, V.: inutilis, H.

alga
alga, ae, f. [from ligo, qs. alliga, as binding, entwining, Van.], sea-weed , comprising several kin...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
Alga
·noun A kind of seaweed; ·pl the class of cellular cryptogamic plants which includes the black, red,...

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