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-physis

-physis suffix: growth or growing.

Suffix

-physis

  1. Growth or growing.
  2. Form or structure.

Forms of -physis

plural-physes

Origin of -physis

From Ancient Greek φύσις (phúsis, “growth, I bring forth”).

Questions about -physis

What does -physis mean?
-physis means growth or growing.
What part of speech is -physis?
-physis is a suffix.

Words near -physis in the dictionary

  1. -phyll
  2. -phyllous
  3. -phylly
  4. -phyly
  5. -physes
  6. -physis
  7. -phyte
  8. -phytes
  9. -pidem
  10. -pilled
  11. -pine

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