prochlorophyte
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]pro- (“earlier, prior”) + chlorophyte, from chloro- (“green”) + -phyte (“plant”)
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /pɹəʊˈklɒɹəfʌɪt/, /pɹəʊˈklɔːɹəfʌɪt/
- (US) IPA(key): /pɹoʊˈklɔɹəˌfaɪt/
Noun
[edit]prochlorophyte (plural prochlorophytes)
- (biology) 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)