Main Entry:

phy·to·fla·gel·late

Pronunciation:

\ˌfī-tō-ˈfla-jə-lət, -ˌlāt; -flə-ˈje-\

Function:

noun

Date:

1935

: any of various organisms (as dinoflagellates) that are considered a subclass (Phytomastigophora syn. Phytomastigina) usually of algae by botanists and of protozoans by zoologists and that have many characteristics in common with typical algae