cyanobacterium
Definition of cyanobacterium
1.
any
of
a
group
of
photosynthetic
autotrophic
prokaryotic
microorganisms
possessing
characteristics
of
both
bacteria
and
plants
.
When
classed
as
bacteria
,
they
are
assigned
to
the
Cyanobacteria
;
when
classed
as
plants
,
they
are
assigned
to
the
Cyanophyta
.
They
were
earlier
named
blue-green
algae
,
a
term
less
used
now
in
technical
discussions
.
Since
the
chlorophyll
within
the
cyanobacteria
is
diffused
throughout
the
cell
,
rather
than
being
contained
in
chloroplasts
,
they
are
no
longer
thought
of
as
true
plants
.
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