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| phae·o·phyte [ fáyə ft ] (plural phae·o·phytes) |
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brown seaweed: a sea alga that has chlorophyll masked by brown pigment. Kelps and wracks are phaeophytes. Phylum Phaeophyta.
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| [< modern Latin Phaeophyta< Greek phaios "dusky" + phuton "plant"] |
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