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apophyte

apophyte noun: any native plant growing in disturbed land, such as in an abandoned field.

Noun

apophyte (plural apophytes)

  1. Any native plant growing in disturbed land, such as in an abandoned field

Forms of apophyte

pluralapophytes

Origin of apophyte

From apo- (“away from; lacking”) + -phyte (“plant”).

Words formed from apophyte

  • apophytic
  • apophytically

Questions about apophyte

What does apophyte mean?
Apophyte means any native plant growing in disturbed land, such as in an abandoned field.
What part of speech is apophyte?
Apophyte is a noun.
What is the plural of apophyte?
The plural of apophyte is apophytes.

Words near apophyte in the dictionary

  1. apophyseal
  2. apophyses
  3. apophysial
  4. apophysis
  5. apophysitis
  6. apophyte
  7. apophytes
  8. apophytochrome
  9. apophytochromes
  10. Apopka
  11. apoplasm

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