PYRROPHYTA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Pyrrophyta mean? 

• PYRROPHYTA (noun)
  The noun PYRROPHYTA has 1 sense:

1. a division of lower plants comprising unicellular and biflagellate algae that form starchy compounds

  Familiarity information: PYRROPHYTA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PYRROPHYTA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A division of lower plants comprising unicellular and biflagellate algae that form starchy compounds

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

phylum Pyrrophyta; Pyrrophyta

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)