phycology

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
phycology
    n 1: the branch of botany that studies algae [syn: {phycology},
         {algology}]
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Phycology \Phy*col"o*gy\, n. [Gr. fy^kos seaweed + -logy.]
   The science of algae, or seaweeds; algology.
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