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-phytes

/faɪts/

-phytes is the plural of -phyte.

Meaning of -phyte

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-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

Questions about -phytes

What is -phytes the plural of?
-phytes is the plural of -phyte.
How do you pronounce -phytes?
-phytes is pronounced /faɪts/.

Words near -phytes in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: -phytes (page history and authors); -phyte (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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