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algae

[al-jee] / ˈæl dʒi /
NOUN
rootless, leafless plants living in water
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Associate Professor Fan said: "After years of fieldwork, we finally found several sites with the right conditions where animal fossils are preserved together with the abundant algae."

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

Although fossils had previously been discovered in eastern Yunnan, they were limited to algae and did not include animal remains.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

A week later, Exxon told investors algae could become a more prolific source of biofuel in the near term than agricultural products such as sugarcane and palm.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

In outdoor settings, sugarcane and palm were more prolific than algae in the results that Exxon researchers shared with Wojnar, while corn was about on par, the internal documents show.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

His face was blotchy with algae, and his beard was overgrown.

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan




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