phycology

noun

phy·col·o·gy fī-ˈkä-lə-jē

: the study or science of algae

called also algology

phycological

ˌfī-kə-ˈlä-ji-kəl

adjective

phycologist

fī-ˈkä-lə-jist

noun

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What ensued was a crash course on phycology — marine algae science — and on searching for and gathering edible seaweed, including kelp, wakame and kombu. —

Washington Post, 12 Feb. 2021

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circa 1847, in the meaning defined above

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phycology

noun

phy·col·o·gy -jē

plural phycologies

: the study or science of algae

phycological

ˌfī-kə-ˈläj-i-kəl

adjective

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