prochlorophyte

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English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 159: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value RP is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /pɹəʊˈklɒɹəfʌɪt/, /pɹəʊˈklɔːɹəfʌɪt/
  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 159: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value US is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /pɹoʊˈklɔɹəˌfaɪt/

Noun

prochlorophyte (plural prochlorophytes)

  1. (biology) a bright green cyanobacterium of the class Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template., distinguished by the presence of both chlorophyll a and b and the lack of phycobilins (and so resembling the chloroplasts of higher plants)
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