ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ at chloro- +ˈkītrēəm, ˈki- noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from chlor- + -chytrium (from Greek chytrion cup, diminutive of chytra earthen pot)
: a genus of unicellular green algae (family Endosphaeraceae) living within the tissues of red algae, mosses, and certain aquatic flowering plants (as the duckweed)