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-phyte
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English
Etymology
en ine-pro *bʰuH-
From en grc φυτόν plant.
Pronunciation
en /fʌɪt/ RP
en /faɪt/ US
Suffix
en suffix plural -phytes noun-forming suffixes
A member of a taxonomic group of plants or algae, chiefly one whose taxonomic name ends (or ended) in mul -phyta.
en arthrophyte, cyanophyte
A plant that grows in a specified habitat.
en acrophyte
A plant that grows in a specified form or habit.
en anthophyte, macrophyte
A pathological growth.
en osteophyte
Derived terms
en
Related terms
en phyto-
Translations
taxonomic group of plants or algae
Finnish: fi -fyytti
French: fr -phyte f
Galician: gl -fita f
German: de -phyt m
Irish: ga -fít f
Polish: pl -fit m-in
Portuguese: pt -fita f
plant that grows in a specified habitat
Finnish: fi -fyytti
German: de -phyt m
Irish: ga -fít f
Italian: it -fito
Polish: pl -fit m-in
Portuguese: pt -fita f
plant that grows in a specified form or habit
Finnish: fi -fyytti
German: de -phyt m
Irish: ga -fít f
Polish: pl -fit m-in
Portuguese: pt -fita f
pathological growth
Finnish: fi -fyytti
Irish: ga -fít f
Polish: pl -fit m-in
Italian: it -fita f
en Botany