prochlorophyte

English

Etymology

From pro- (“earlier, prior”) +‎ chlorophyte, from chloro- (“green”) +‎ -phyte (“plant”).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /pɹəʊˈklɒɹəfʌɪt/, /pɹəʊˈklɔːɹəfʌɪt/
  • (US) IPA(key): /pɹoʊˈklɔɹəˌfaɪt/

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)
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