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The character "藻" is structured as a phono-semantic compound, combining the grass radical (艹) to signify its botanical nature with the phonetic component "澡" to indicate its pronunciation, originally denoting aquatic plants like algae. Its etymology has remained stable in form, while its meaning gradually extended from a literal reference to water-dwelling vegetation into the figurative realm of literary expression, where it came to represent ornate diction or embellishment in language, as evidenced in terms such as "詞藻". This semantic expansion reflects a metaphorical transfer from the natural adornment of algae to the artistic decoration found in written works.
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海藻生长在海里。
池塘里有很多绿藻。
藻类植物非常古老。
科学家正在研究这些藻类。
海藻富含多种营养物质。
这片水域发生了蓝藻水华。
藻类的过度繁殖会污染水源。
他们正在探索藻类生产生物燃料的潜力。