Etymology

chrysophyte

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Today it means: Any golden alga of the class Chrysophyceae Full definition →

Ancient Greek χρυσός
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromχρυσός“gold”
  2. English todaychrysophyte

Ancient Greek χρυσός (khrusós, “gold”) + -phyte (“plant”)

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekχρυσός all →

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