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golden-brown alga


golden–brown alga

noun

Definition of GOLDEN-BROWN ALGA

: any of a division (Chrysophyta) of marine and freshwater algae (as diatoms) containing yellowish-green to golden-brown pigments that obscure the chlorophyll —called also chrysophyte, golden alga

First Known Use of GOLDEN-BROWN ALGA

circa 1957

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