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prochlorophyte.

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)

14 characters4 syllables approx.English language

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noun/pɹəʊˈklɒɹəfʌɪt/Received-Pronunciation/pɹəʊˈklɔːɹəfʌɪt/Received-Pronunciation/pɹoʊˈklɔɹəˌfaɪt/US
  1. 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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From pro- (“earlier, prior”) + chlorophyte, from chloro- (“green”) + -phyte (“plant”).

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