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)