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protophyte|ˈprəʊtəʊfaɪt| [ad. mod.L. prōtophytum: see prec. So F. protophyte.] A plant belonging to the division Protophyta; a unicellular plant. (Used as the Eng. singular of Protophyta.)
1853in Dunglison Med. Lex. 1862Dana Man. Geol. ii. i. 270 The plants thus far observed are sea-weeds and Protophytes. 1884Trans. Victoria Inst. 78 The protophyte obtains the materials of its nutrition from the air and moisture that surround it. |