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Protophyte

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protophyllnoun(botany) A primitive leaf in some clubmosses
slime moldnounAny of various primitive organisms, a naked mass or protoplasm in diverse taxonomic classifications:
protostelidnounAny of the Protosteliales, a group of primitive slime molds.
protoplasmodiumnoun(biology) A primitive plasmodium composed of an undifferentiated microscopic mass
slime mouldnounAlternative spelling of slime mold. [Any of various primitive organisms, a naked mass or protoplasm in diverse taxonomic classifications:]
myxomycetenounAny protozoan of the phylum Myxomycota; the slime molds.
protistnoun(microbiology) Any of the eukaryotic, usually unicellular organisms—including protozoans, slime molds and some algae—historically grouped into the kingdom Protista (or Protoctista), now distributed over several clades; any eukaryote that is not a plant, animal or fungus.
aneurophytenoun(biology) The most primitive form of progymnosperms
protoplastidnoun(biology) An immature plastid that is incapable of photosynthesis
protosporangiidnounAny slime mould of the order Protosporangiida
protopodiumnoun(biology) A primitive foot
schizophytenoun(dated, biology) Any of a class of primitive organisms that reproduce solely by fission.
phytophilnoun(biology) Alternative form of phytophile. [(biology) Any organism that thrives around plants]
thallophytenoun(botany) Any of very many primitive plants that consist of a thallus (plant body not differentiated into roots, stems and leaves), formerly collected in the obsolete taxonomic group Thallophyta.
merophytenoun(botany) Any of a group of cells, typically in a leaf or stem, produced from the same initial cell
prymnesiophytenoun(biology) Any of many unicellular photosynthetic algae of the class Prymnesiophyceae
mycosomenoun(biology) A propagule in fungal plastids
protophytologynounThe study of protophytes.
protopodnounSynonym of protopodite.
protoplastnoun(biology) The contents of a plant cell.

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