Home › Words › P › prasinophyteprasinophyte/pɹəˈzɪnə(ʊ)fʌɪt/prasinophyte means any of various flagellate, unicellular green algae of the class Prasinophyceae.prasinophyte is pronounced /pɹəˈzɪnə(ʊ)fʌɪt/.EtymologyAncient Greek πρᾰ́σῐνος (prắsĭnos, “leak-green, light green”) + -phyte (“plant”)nounAny of various flagellate, unicellular green algae of the class PrasinophyceaeDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).