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ALGA

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



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27 April 2024

GREAT

(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”


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Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.

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