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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024chrys•o•phyte (kris′ə f īt′),USA pronunciation n. - Microbiologyany 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.
- Neo-Latin Chrysophyta; see chryso-, -phyte
- 1955–60
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