brown alga
noun
plural brown algae also brown algas
: any of a division (Phaeophyta) of variable mostly marine algae with chlorophyll masked by brown pigment
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It may be chemically couched: eggs of the brown alga Ascophyllum nodosum, for example, send out a chemical that attracts the sperm of A. nodosum and no other.
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James Shreeve, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
The seaweed known as Saccharina latissima, or sugar kelp, is a yellowish brown alga that grows along rocky coastlines.
—Stephanie Hanes, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 July 2022
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James Shreeve, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
The seaweed known as Saccharina latissima, or sugar kelp, is a yellowish brown alga that grows along rocky coastlines.
—Stephanie Hanes, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 July 2022
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