chlorophyl

Noun
  1. Any of a group of green pigments found in photosynthetic organisms;
    There are four naturally occurring forms (synset 101400853)
    is a type of: pigment - dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.)
    subtypes:
    • chlorophyll a - a blue-black plant pigment having a blue-green alcohol solution; found in all higher plants
    • chlorophyll b - a dark-green plant pigment having a brilliant green alcohol solution; generally characteristic of higher plants
    • chlorofucin, chlorophyll c - the chlorophyll present in brown algae, diatoms, and flagellates
    • chlorophyll d - the chlorophyll found (together with chlorophyll a) in red algae
    same as: chlorophyll

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