alga, algae
(noun) primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves
Source: WordNet® 3.1
algae
plural of alga
algae (usually uncountable, plural algaes)
Algal organisms viewed collectively or as a mass; algal growth.
(countable) A particular kind of algae.
• Etymologically, algae is the plural of alga, but algae is sometimes used as an uncountable noun with singular verb agreement (similar to the usage of the word seaweed), or as a count noun to refer to a type of algae. The plural form algaes may be considered nonstandard.
• Galea, galea
Source: Wiktionary
Al"ga, n.; pl. Algæ. Etym: [L., seaweed.] (Bot.)
Definition: A kind of seaweed; pl. the class of cellular cryptogamic plants which includes the black, red, and green seaweeds, as kelp, dulse, sea lettuce, also marine and fresh water confervæ, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 February 2025
(adverb) at or to or toward the back or rear; “he moved back”; “tripped when he stepped backward”; “she looked rearward out the window of the car”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.