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-phyte

UK/fʌɪt/US/faɪt/

-phyte suffix: a member of a taxonomic group of plants or algae, chiefly one whose taxonomic name ends (or ended) in -phyta.

Suffix

-phyte (plural -phytes)

  1. A member of a taxonomic group of plants or algae, chiefly one whose taxonomic name ends (or ended) in -phyta.
    • arthrophyte, cyanophyte
  2. A plant that grows in a specified habitat.
    • acrophyte
  3. A plant that grows in a specified form or habit.
    • anthophyte, macrophyte
  4. A pathological growth.
    • osteophyte

-phyte meaning in Tamil

-phyte in Tamil

தாவரம்

Forms of -phyte

plural-phytes

Origin of -phyte

From Ancient Greek φυτόν (phutón, “plant”).

Questions about -phyte

What does -phyte mean?
-phyte means a member of a taxonomic group of plants or algae, chiefly one whose taxonomic name ends (or ended) in -phyta.
What is -phyte in Tamil?
-phyte in Tamil is தாவரம். See -phyte meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is -phyte?
-phyte is a suffix.
How do you pronounce -phyte?
-phyte is pronounced /fʌɪt/ (UK).

Words near -phyte in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: -phyte (page history and authors); -phyte (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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