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chorophyte

chorophyte is the misspelling of chlorophyte.

Meaning of chlorophyte

Noun

chlorophyte (plural chlorophytes)

  1. Any of the green algae that make up the division Chlorophyta
    • Also consistent with the notion that chlorophytes require high light was the unprecedented appearance of the desmid Hyalotheca dissiliens that occurred when gypsy moth larvae defoliated the tree canopy overhanging a Rhode Island stream (Sheath et al., 1986).1996, Walter Hill, “5: Effects of Light”, in R. Jan Stevenson, Max L. Bothwell, Rex L. Lowe, editors, Algal Ecology: Freshwater Benthic Ecosystems, page 139
    Synonyms:
    green alga

Questions about chorophyte

What is chorophyte the misspelling of?
Chorophyte is the misspelling of chlorophyte.

Words near chorophyte in the dictionary

  1. chorometry
  2. Choron sauce
  3. choronym
  4. choronyms
  5. chorophobia
  6. chorophyte
  7. choropleth
  8. choropleth map
  9. choropleth maps
  10. choroplethic
  11. choropleths

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