schuimalg

Dutch

Phaeocystis globosa bloom washing ashore as foam (schuim).

Etymology

Compound of schuim (“foam”) +‎ alg (“alga”), named for the fact that its blooms (in the form of huge wads of foam) are well-known for washing ashore in the Netherlands during spring.

Noun

schuimalg f (plural schuimalgen, diminutive schuimalgje n)

1. Phaeocystis globosa, an alga causing sea foam.

Further reading

• schuimalg on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl
• Sea foam on Wikipedia.Wikipedia