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chomophyte

/ˈkəʊməʊfaɪt/

chomophyte noun: any plant that grows in rock fissures or crevices.

Noun

chomophyte (plural chomophytes)

  1. Any plant that grows in rock fissures or crevices.
    Synonyms:
    chasmophyte

Synonyms of chomophyte

Forms of chomophyte

pluralchomophytes

Origin of chomophyte

Ancient Greek χῶμα (khôma, “heaped earth”) + -phyte (“plant”)

Questions about chomophyte

What does chomophyte mean?
Chomophyte means any plant that grows in rock fissures or crevices.
What part of speech is chomophyte?
Chomophyte is a noun.
How do you pronounce chomophyte?
Chomophyte is pronounced /ˈkəʊməʊfaɪt/.
What is the plural of chomophyte?
The plural of chomophyte is chomophytes.

Words near chomophyte in the dictionary

  1. chomo
  2. Chomo Lhari
  3. Chomolangma
  4. Chomolhari
  5. Chomolungma
  6. chomophyte
  7. chomophytes
  8. chomophytic
  9. chomos
  10. Chomoutov
  11. chomp

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