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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
phytochrome/ˈfʌɪtəkrəʊm/

▶noun Biochemistry a blue-green pigment found in many plants, in which it regulates various developmental processes.

– origin C19: from phyto- + Gk khrōma ‘colour’.

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