"prochlorophyte" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /pɹəʊˈklɒɹəfʌɪt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /pɹəʊˈklɔːɹəfʌɪt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /pɹoʊˈklɔɹəˌfaɪt/ [US] Forms: prochlorophytes [plural]
Etymology: pro- (“earlier, prior”) + chlorophyte, from chloro- (“green”) + -phyte (“plant”) Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pro|chlorophyte|t1=earlier, prior}} pro- (“earlier, prior”) + chlorophyte, {{confix|en|chloro|phyte|t1=green|t2=plant}} chloro- (“green”) + -phyte (“plant”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} prochlorophyte (plural prochlorophytes)
  1. (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) Categories (topical): Biology Categories (lifeform): Blue-green algae

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