Phycology
[fahy-kol-uh-jee] /faɪˈkɒl ə dʒi/
noun
1.
the branch of botany dealing with algae.
/faɪˈkɒlədʒɪ/
noun
1.
the study of algae
n.
“study of seaweeds,” 1847, from phyco- + -logy. Related: Phycological; phycologist.
phycology
(fī-kŏl’ə-jē)
The scientific study of algae.
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