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prochloron

[ proh-klawr-on, -klohr- ]

noun

Biology.
  1. any spherical, photosynthetic, prokaryotic microorganism of the genus Prochloron, occurring in subtropical and tropical habitats in symbiosis with various invertebrates, especially marine chordates, proposed as ancestral to the chloroplast of green algae and plants.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of prochloron1

< New Latin < Greek ±è°ù󳦳ó±ôÅ°ù´Ç²Ô, neuter of ±è°ù󳦳ó±ôÅ°ù´Ç²õ greenish ( pro- 2, chloro- 1 )

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