Chlorophyte Definition

klôrə-fīt
noun
Any of various green algae traditionally classified in the division Chlorophyta.
American Heritage
Any of various green algae placed in a newly defined division Chlorophyta, containing a smaller number of families, including organisms such as volvox and sea lettuce but not spirogyra, the desmids, or the stoneworts.
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Other Word Forms of Chlorophyte

Noun

Singular:
chlorophyte
Plural:
chlorophytes

Origin of Chlorophyte

  • From New Latin Chlorophyta division name chloro– –phyte

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

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