prochlorophyte

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noun

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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Meanings

nounprochlorophyte (plural prochlorophytes)

plural prochlorophytes

  1. biologya 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)

Origin

From pro- (“earlier, prior”) + chlorophyte, from chloro- (“green”) + -phyte (“plant”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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