Cyanophyta

[ sahy-uh-nof-i-tuh ]

noun

, Microbiology.

1. Cyanobacteria ( def ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of Cyanophyta¹

First recorded in 1930–35; from New Latin, from Greek kýanos “dark blue” + phytá, plural of phytón “plant, growth”; cyano- ¹, -phyte