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chrysophyte

[ kris-uh-fahyt ]

noun

  1. any algae of the phylum Chrysophyta, comprising the yellow-green algae, golden-brown algae, and diatoms, distinguished by having in various proportions the three pigment groups chlorophyll (green), carotene (yellow), and xanthophyll (brown), and storing food reserves as oil rather than starch.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of chrysophyte1

1955–60; < New Latin Chrysophyta; chryso-, -phyte

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