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PYRROPHYTA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A division of lower plants comprising unicellular and biflagellate algae that form starchy compounds
Synonyms:
phylum Pyrrophyta; Pyrrophyta
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Pyrrophyta" is a kind of...):
phylum ((biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants; contains classes)
Holonyms ("Pyrrophyta" is a member of...):
kingdom Monera; kingdom Prokaryotae; Monera; Prokayotae (prokaryotic bacteria and blue-green algae and various primitive pathogens; because of lack of consensus on how to divide the organisms into phyla informal names are used for the major divisions)
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