Definition of Phycology

1. Noun. The branch of botany that studies algae.

Exact synonyms: Algology
Generic synonyms: Botany, Phytology

Definition of Phycology

1. n. The science of algæ, or seaweeds; algology.

Definition of Phycology

1. Noun. The scientific study of algae. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Phycology

1. [n -GIES]

Medical Definition of Phycology

1. The scientific study of algae. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Phycology

phycocyanobilin
phycocyanobilins
phycodnaviridae
phycoerythrin
phycoerythrine
phycoerythrins
phycoerythrobilin
phycoerythrobilins
phycoerythrocyanin
phycoerythrocyanin alpha-subunit phycobiliviolin lyase
phycography
phycological
phycologies
phycologist
phycologists
phycology (current term)
phycomater
phycomyces
phycomycete
phycomycetosis
phycomycetous
phycomycosis
phycophaeine
phycophyte
phycophytes
phycoplast
phycoplasts
phycotoxin
phycourobilin
phycourobilins

Literary usage of Phycology

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1896)
"Following the introduction there is given a well selected list of eighty books and papers on phycology. The book is illustrated by eight full paged colored ..."

2. Botanical Gazette by University of Chicago, JSTOR (Organization) (1906)
"The two volumes give an excellent digest of the large literature in phycology and will prove very valuable as the starting point for many lines of further ..."

3. An Introduction to the Study of Seaweeds by George Robert Milne Murray (1895)
"... so the elder Agardh makes a link for us in the history of phycology. With his greater son, happily still alive, he laid the foundations of the present ..."

4. The Popular Science Monthly (1874)
"... mostly on a black ground, and are inserted in the body of the work. For advanced students in American phycology the only special treatise is the ..."

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