1. algae distinguished chiefly by having flagella and a clear green color, their chlorophyll being masked little if at all by other pigments; [syn: Chlorophyceae, class Chlorophyceae]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
class Chlorophyceae
n 1: algae distinguished chiefly by having flagella and a clear
green color, their chlorophyll being masked little if at
all by other pigments [syn: Chlorophyceae, class
Chlorophyceae]