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n. [ Gr. fy^kos seaweed + chrw^ma color. ] (Bot.) A bluish green coloring matter of certain algæ. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ Gr. fy^kos seaweed + E. cyanin. ] A blue coloring matter found in certain algae. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ Gr. fy^kos seaweed + E. erythrin, -ine. ] A red coloring matter found in algae of the subclass Florideae. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. fy^kos seaweed + -graphy. ] A description of seaweeds. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. fy^kos seaweed + -logy. ] The science of algae, or seaweeds; algology. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. fy^kos seaweed + L. mater mother. ] (Bot.) A gelatin in which the algae spores have been supposed to vegetate. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL.; Gr. fy^kos seaweed + mycetes. ] (Bot.) A large, important class of parasitic or saprophytic fungi, the algal or algalike fungi. The plant body ranges from an undifferentiated mass of protoplasm to a well-developed and much-branched mycelium. Reproduction is mainly sexual, by the formation of conidia or sporangia; but the group shows every form of transition from this method through simple conjugation to perfect sexual reproduction by egg and sperm in the higher forms. -- Phy`co*my*ce"tous a. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

n. [ Gr. fy^kos seaweed + (&unr_;) dusky. ] A brown coloring matter found in certain algæ. [ 1913 Webster ]