Covered with or full of seaweed or other algae; algous.
Origin
Mid 18th century; earliest use found in Nathan Bailey (d. 1742), lexicographer and schoolmaster. From classical Latin algōsus abounding in, or covered with, seaweed from alga seaweed + -ōsus.
Definition of algose in US English:
algose
adjectiveˈalɡəʊs
rare
Covered with or full of seaweed or other algae; algous.
Origin
Mid 18th century; earliest use found in Nathan Bailey (d. 1742), lexicographer and schoolmaster. From classical Latin algōsus abounding in, or covered with, seaweed from alga seaweed + -ōsus.