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Greek and Latin Prefixes, Roots and Suffixes used in English
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Basic term

Meaning
Greek
Latin
Prefix
Suffix

phyco

seaweed, algae

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Examples

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phycocyanin (5)

(noun) - algae + dark blue + in = bluish-green protein pigments in blue-green algae.

phycoerythrin (5)

(noun) - algae + red + in = red protein pigments in red algae.

phycology (5)

(noun) - algae + speak = algology; the study or science of algae. Phycological is the adjective form and phycologist is the noun for a person who studies this.

phycomycete (5)

(noun) - algae + fungus = a kind of lower fungi similar in many respects to algae. Phycomycetous is the adjective form.