Word: prochlorophytes
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pro
chlo
ro
phytes
Definition: Plural of prochlorophyte; a bright green cyanobacterium of the class Prochlorophyta, distinguished by the presence of both chlorophyll a and b and the lack of phycobilins (and so resembling the chloroplasts of higher plants)
Morphemes:
Affix: pro-
Language: en
Meaning: earlier, prior
Etymology Compounds: Affix: πρό
Language: grc
Decoded: pro
Meaning: before
Affix: chloro-
Language: en
Meaning: green
Etymology Compounds: Affix: χλωρός
Language: grc
Decoded: khloros
Meaning: pale green
Affix: -phyte
Language: en
Meaning: plant
Etymology Compounds: Affix: φυτόν
Language: grc
Decoded: phuton
Meaning: plant
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.