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schizophyte definition

schizo·phyte (skiz′ə fīt′, skit′sə-)

noun

in some systems of classification, any of a division (Schizophyta) of plants which consist of a single cell, or a chain or colony of cells, and reproduce only by simple fission or by asexual spores, including the bacteria and blue-green algae

Etymology: schizo- + -phyte

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