-phyte in English dictionary

  • -phyte

    Meanings and definitions of "-phyte"

    • A taxonomic group of plants or algae, e.g. arthrophyte, cyanophyte.
    • A plant that grows in a specified habitat, e.g. acrophyte.
    • A plant that grows in a specified form or habit, e.g. anthophyte, macrophyte.
    • A pathological growth, e.g. osteophyte.
    • Suffix
      A taxonomic group of plants or algae, e.g. arthrophyte, cyanophyte.
    • Suffix
      A plant that grows in a specified habitat, e.g. acrophyte.
    • Suffix
      A plant that grows in a specified form or habit, e.g. anthophyte, macrophyte.
    • Suffix
      A pathological growth, e.g. osteophyte.

    Grammar and declension of -phyte

    • -phyte (plural -phytes)

Sample sentences with "-phyte"