Chrysophyte Definition

krĭsə-fīt
noun
Any of numerous mostly freshwater unicellular heterokonts of the division Chrysophyta that are characteristically golden brown, having two types of chlorophyll largely masked by the pigment fucoxanthin.
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Noun

Singular:
chrysophyte
Plural:
chrysophytes

Origin of Chrysophyte

  • From New Latin Chrȳsophyta division name chryso– –phyte

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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