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cy•a•no•phyte
(sī′ə nō fīt′, sī an′ə-),USA pronunciation [Biol.]
n.
adj.
n.
- Microbiologyany member of the phylum Cyanophyta.
adj.
- Microbiologybelonging or pertaining to the Cyanophyta.
- see Cyanophyta, -phyte