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xanthophyte

xanthophyte noun: any yellow-green alga (of the class Xanthophyceae).

Noun

xanthophyte (plural xanthophytes)

  1. Any yellow-green alga (of the class Xanthophyceae).

Forms of xanthophyte

pluralxanthophytes

Origin of xanthophyte

From xantho- (“golden”) + -phyte (“plant”).

Questions about xanthophyte

What does xanthophyte mean?
Xanthophyte means any yellow-green alga (of the class Xanthophyceae).
What part of speech is xanthophyte?
Xanthophyte is a noun.
What is the plural of xanthophyte?
The plural of xanthophyte is xanthophytes.

Words near xanthophyte in the dictionary

  1. xanthophyllite
  2. xanthophyllites
  3. xanthophyllous
  4. xanthophylls
  5. xanthophyls
  6. xanthophyte
  7. xanthophytes
  8. xanthopia
  9. xanthopicrin
  10. xanthopicrine
  11. xanthopicrite

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