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coprophyte

coprophyte noun: any plant that lives on dung.

Noun

coprophyte (plural coprophytes)

  1. Any plant that lives on dung.

Forms of coprophyte

pluralcoprophytes

Origin of coprophyte

From copro- (“dung”) + -phyte (“plant”).

Questions about coprophyte

What does coprophyte mean?
Coprophyte means any plant that lives on dung.
What part of speech is coprophyte?
Coprophyte is a noun.
What is the plural of coprophyte?
The plural of coprophyte is coprophytes.

Words near coprophyte in the dictionary

  1. coprophilous
  2. coprophils
  3. coprophobia
  4. coprophrasia
  5. coprophrasias
  6. coprophyte
  7. coprophytes
  8. coproporhyrinogen
  9. coproporphyria
  10. coproporphyrias
  11. coproporphyrin

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