Prochlorophyte

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /prəʊˈklÉ’rÉ™fʌɪt/, /prəʊˈklɔːrÉ™fʌɪt/
• US IPA: /proʊˈklÉ”rəˌfaɪt/

Origin

-("earlier, prior") + chlorophyte, from -("green") + phyte("plant") + -

Full definition of prochlorophyte

Noun

1. (biology) a bright green cyanobacterium of the class , distinguished by the presence of both chlorophyll a and b and the lack of phycobilins (and so resembling the chloroplasts of higher plants)