prochlorophyte

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /pɹəʊˈklɒɹəfʌɪt/, /pɹəʊˈklɔːɹəfʌɪt/
• (America) IPA: /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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