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CHLOROPHYLL B
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
A dark-green plant pigment having a brilliant green alcohol solution; generally characteristic of higher plants
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("chlorophyll b" is a kind of...):
chlorophyl; chlorophyll (any of a group of green pigments found in photosynthetic organisms; there are four naturally occurring forms)