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phycology

[ fahy-kol-uh-jee ]

noun

  1. the branch of botany dealing with algae.


phycology

/ faɪˈkɒlədʒɪ; ˌfaɪkəˈlɒdʒɪkəl /

noun

  1. the study of algae
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phycology

/ ī-ŏə-ŧ /

  1. The scientific study of algae.
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Derived Forms

  • ˈDZDz, noun
  • phycological, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ··Dz·· [fahy-k, uh, -, loj, -i-k, uh, l], adjective
  • ·DZo· noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of phycology1

First recorded in 1875–80; phyco- + -logy
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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.

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But to a large circle of friends, most of whom have gone before her, she was best known as a naturalist in the special department of phycology.

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