Cyanophyte

//ˈsaɪənəʊfaɪt// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A member of the class Cyanophyceae.
  2. 2
    cyanobacterium
Adjective
  1. 1
    relating to or caused by photosynthetic bacteria of the class Cyanobacteria wordnet

Etymology

From cyano- (“dark blue-green”) + -phyte (“plant”).

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