prochlorophyte
English
Etymology
pro- (“earlier, prior”) + chlorophyte, from chloro- (“green”) + -phyte (“plant”)
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 239: 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 239: 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)
- (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)