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Pyrrophyta

[ pi-rof-i-tuh ]

noun

, Biology.
  1. a phylum in the kingdom Protista comprising the dinoflagellates and cryptomonads.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Pyrrophyta1

< New Latin < Greek pyrrh(ós) red + -o- -o- + phytá, plural of phytón -phyte

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