 chlorophyta |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (biology) large division of chiefly freshwater eukaryotic algae that possess chlorophyll a and b, store food as starch, and cellulose cell walls; classes Chlorophyceae, Ulvophyceae, and Charophyceae; obviously ancestral to land plants | |
| Synonyms: | division_Chlorophyta | |
| Related terms: | division Protoctista green_algae Charophyceae Ulvophyceae Chlorophyceae | |
| Similar spelling: |
chlorophyte chlorophyl chlorophyll_a Chlorophyceae chlorophyll chlorophyll_b Chlorophis chlorophyllous chlorophyllose chloroplast Chlorophoneus chloroprene chloropicrin |
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