different between algae vs angiosperms

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?æl.d?i/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /?æl.d?i/, /æl.??/

Noun

algae

1. plural of alga

Noun

algae (usually uncountable, plural algaes)

1. Algal organisms viewed collectively or as a mass; algal growth.
2. (countable) A particular kind of algae.

Usage notes

• Etymologically, algae is the plural of alga, but algae is sometimes used as an uncountable noun with singular verb agreement (similar to the usage of the word seaweed), or as a count noun to refer to a type of algae. The plural form algaes may be considered nonstandard.

References

Anagrams

• Galea, galea

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?al.?ae?/, [?ä???äe?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?al.d??e/, [??l??d???]

Noun

algae

1. nominative plural of alga
2. genitive singular of alga
3. dative singular of alga
4. vocative plural of alga

Translingual

Alternative forms

• Angiosperms

Etymology

Plural of English angiosperm

Proper noun

angiosperms

1. A taxonomic clade within the kingdom Plantae – the green plants.

Synonyms

• (clade): Magnoliophyta, Angiospermae, flowering plants

Hyponyms

• (clade): eudicots, magnoliids, monocots - clades; Amborellales, Austrobaileyales, Ceratophyllales, Chloranthales, Nymphaeales - unassigned orders; Apodanthaceae, Cynomoriaceae - unassigned families; Gumillea, †Macclintockia, Petenaea - unassigned genera

References

• angiosperms on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• angiosperms on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• angiosperms on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• angiosperms at the Tree of Life Web Project
• Angiospermae at Encyclopedia of Life
• Magnoliophyta at National Center for Biotechnology Information

English

Noun

angiosperms

1. plural of angiosperm