Prochlorophyte
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /pɹəʊˈklɒɹəfʌɪt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Prochlorophyte is a noun meaning (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).
Meaning
(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).
Word Forms
- prochlorophytes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include chlorophycean, chromophyte, cyanophyte, chlorolichen, chlorophyte, microchlorophyte.
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