Definitions

1. noun

A spore-bearing, parasitic alga, especially one of the class Chlorophyceae or the genus Oophila.

“The researchers studied the behavior of tenophyte algae in freshwater lakes.”

2. noun

A spore-bearing alga that infects an embryo or a young plant, especially one of the genus Oophila.

“The tenophyte infested the seedling and began to grow.”