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acrophyte

acrophyte noun: any plant, such as an Alpine, that grows at a high altitude.

Noun

acrophyte (plural acrophytes)

  1. Any plant, such as an Alpine, that grows at a high altitude

Forms of acrophyte

pluralacrophytes

Origin of acrophyte

From acro- (“sharp; peak”) + -phyte (“plant”).

Questions about acrophyte

What does acrophyte mean?
Acrophyte means any plant, such as an Alpine, that grows at a high altitude.
What part of speech is acrophyte?
Acrophyte is a noun.
What is the plural of acrophyte?
The plural of acrophyte is acrophytes.

Words near acrophyte in the dictionary

  1. acrophyll
  2. acrophylls
  3. acrophysalide
  4. acrophysalides
  5. acrophysalidic
  6. acrophyte
  7. acrophytes
  8. acropigmentation
  9. acroplaxome
  10. acroplaxomes
  11. acropleura

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