cyanophyte

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/ˈsaɪənəʊfaɪt/

noun

A member of the class Cyanophyceae.

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cyanobacterial
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Meanings

nouncyanophyte (plural cyanophytes)

plural cyanophytes

  1. bacteriologyA member of the class Cyanophyceae.
  2. bacteriologycyanobacterium

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiverelating to or caused by photosynthetic bacteria of the class Cyanobacteria

Similar
cyanobacterial
Also see
cyanobacterial

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From cyano- (“dark blue-green”) + -phyte (“plant”).

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APA

cyanophyte. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyanophyte

MLA

“cyanophyte.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyanophyte. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cyanophyte,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyanophyte.

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