chrysop

n. [ Gr. chryso`s gold + &unr_; to show. ] (Chem.) A glucoside extracted from rhubarb as a bitter, yellow, crystalline powder, and yielding chrysophanic acid on decomposition. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to, or derived from, or resembling, chrysophane. [ 1913 Webster ]

Chrysophanic acid (Chem.), a yellow crystalline substance extracted from rhubarb, yellow dock, sienna, chrysarobin, etc., and shown to be a derivative of an anthracene. It is used in the treatment of skin diseases; -- called also rhein, rheic acid, rhubarbarin, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a genus of fishes consisting of the australian snapper.
Syn. -- genus Chrysophrys. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a class of yellow-green algae, all of which have flagella of unequal length.
Syn. -- class Chrysophyceae, Heterokontae, class Heterokontae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a genus of tropical American evergreen trees or shrubs.
Syn. -- genus Chrysophyllum. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a division of mostly freshwater eukaryotic algae having the chlorophyll masked by brown or yellow pigment; yellow-green and golden-brown algae and diatoms, including the Xanthophyceae, Chrysophyceae, Bacillariophyceae; some some classification systems superseded or subsumed by Heterokontophyta.
Syn. -- division Chrysophyta. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a pale green unpleasant-smelling lacewing fly having carnivorous larvae.
Syn. -- green lacewing, stink fly. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a natural family of flies comprising the green lacewings.
Syn. -- family Chrysopidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]