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biophyte

biophyte noun: any plant that obtains nourishment from the bodies of insects (or other once-living organisms).

Noun

biophyte (plural biophytes)

  1. Any plant that obtains nourishment from the bodies of insects (or other once-living organisms)

Forms of biophyte

pluralbiophytes

Origin of biophyte

From bio- (“life”) + -phyte (“plant”).

Questions about biophyte

What does biophyte mean?
Biophyte means any plant that obtains nourishment from the bodies of insects (or other once-living organisms).
What part of speech is biophyte?
Biophyte is a noun.
What is the plural of biophyte?
The plural of biophyte is biophytes.

Words near biophyte in the dictionary

  1. biophysiological
  2. biophysiologically
  3. biophysiologist
  4. biophysiologists
  5. biophysiology
  6. biophyte
  7. biophytes
  8. biopic
  9. biopics
  10. biopigment
  11. biopigments

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