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Cyanophyta
[ sahy-
uh
-
nof
-i-t
uh
]
SHOW IPA
/ ˌsaɪ əˈnɒf ɪ tə /
PHONETIC RESPELLING
noun
Biology
.
a phylum, or subkingdom, in the kingdom Monera, comprising the blue-green algae.
Origin of Cyanophyta
< New Latin; < Greek
kýano(s)
dark blue (see
cyano-
1
) +
phytá,
plural of
phytón
-phyte