"phycochrome" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: phycochromes [plural]
Etymology: phyco- + -chrome Etymology templates: {{affix|en|phyco-|-chrome}} phyco- + -chrome Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} phycochrome (countable and uncountable, plural phycochromes)
  1. (botany) A bluish-green pigment in certain blue-green algae. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Botany

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