phytochrome
English
Etymology
From
phyto-
+
-chrome
.
Noun
phytochrome
(
plural
phytochromes
)
(
biochemistry
)
Any of a class of
pigments
that control most
photomorphogenic
responses in higher
plants
Derived terms
apophytochrome
holophytochrome
Anagrams
chemotrophy
,
chromophyte