blue-green

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These nutrients make "harmful" blue-green algae more likely which can be dangerous to people and animals.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

The fancy vivid blue-green diamond is triangular in shape and "the size of the nail on your smallest finger" according to Fawcett.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

That leads to agricultural run-off which contributes to water pollution, damage to sensitive habitats, and blue-green algal blooms in Lough Neagh and elsewhere.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

An extended couch of striking blue-green color allows for tête-à-têtes to be conducted at various degrees of intimacy.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

In structure and pigment content they are the images of prokaryotic blue-green algae.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas