brown alga

noun

Definition of brown alga

: any of a division (Phaeophyta) of variable mostly marine algae with chlorophyll masked by brown pigment

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brown alga

noun

: any of a division (Phaeophyta) of variable mostly marine algae (as a laminaria) with chlorophyll masked by brown pigment — see algin, laminarin