skə̇ˈzäfəd.ə noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from schiz- + -phyta
in some classifications : a division comprising the blue-green algae and bacteria (classes Myxophyceae and Schizomycetes) and characterized by unicellular or loosely colonial and often filamentous organization, by lack of a readily identifiable condensed nucleus, and by reproduction chiefly or wholly by fission
• schizo·phyt·ic |skizə|fid.ik adjective