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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Protophyte

· Pro·to·phyte · IPA /ˈpɹoʊdəˌfaɪt/
01 n. Any unicellular plant, or plant forming only a plasmodium, having reproduction only by fission, gemmation, or cell division.
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    Any unicellular plant, or plant forming only a plasmodium, having reproduction only by fission, gemmation, or cell division.(Bot.)