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緑藻類 (ryokusourui) Japanese meaning: green algae | Kotomora

緑りょく藻そう類るい

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Meanings

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green algae; Chlorophyceae

Scientific term for a class of green algae; used in biology and environmental contexts.

緑りょく藻そう類るいは淡たん水すいにも海かい水すいにも生せい息そくしている。

Green algae inhabit both fresh water and seawater.

この池いけでは緑りょく藻そう類るいが大たい量りょうに発はっ生せいしている。

Green algae are blooming in large quantities in this pond.

Kanji

緑green
藻seaweed, duckweed
類sort, kind, variety

Related words

藻そう類るい
藻類 is the broader term for algae in general, while 緑藻類 specifically refers to green algae.
緑りょく藻そう
緑藻 is a shorter, more common term for green algae; 緑藻類 is the formal taxonomic class name.

Built from

緑りょく藻そう+類るい

Etymology

Compound of 緑 (ryoku, 'green') + 藻類 (sōrui, 'algae'). The reading りょくそうるい follows standard on'yomi.