phycology

noun

phy·​col·​o·​gy fī-ˈkä-lə-jē 

: the study or science of algae

called also algology

phycological

ˌfī-kə-ˈlä-ji-kəl 

adjective

phycologist

fī-ˈkä-lə-jist 

noun

Examples of phycology in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

What ensued was a crash course on phycology — marine algae science — and on searching for and gathering edible seaweed, including kelp, wakame and kombu. —Washington Post, 12 Feb. 2021

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1847, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

phycology

noun

phy·​col·​o·​gy -jē 

plural phycologies

: the study or science of algae

phycological

ˌfī-kə-ˈläj-i-kəl 

adjective