English Explanatory Dictionary

prochlorophyte

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. a bright green cyanobacterium of the class Prochlorophyta, distinguished by the presence of both chlorophyll a and b and the lack of phycobilins (and so resembling the chloroplasts of higher plants)

Pronunciation

/pɹəʊˈklɒɹəfʌɪt/ /pɹəʊˈklɔːɹəfʌɪt/ /pɹoʊˈklɔɹəˌfaɪt/

Word forms

prochlorophyte prochlorophytes

Etymology

From pro- (“earlier, prior”) + chlorophyte, from chloro- (“green”) + -phyte (“plant”).

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