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cryptophyte

UK/ˈkɹɪptə(ʊ)fʌɪt/US/ˈkɹɪptəˌfaɪt/

cryptophyte noun: any plant whose buds overwinter either below ground, or under water.

Noun

cryptophyte (plural cryptophytes)

  1. Any plant whose buds overwinter either below ground, or under water
  2. A cryptomonad

cryptophyte meaning in Bengali

cryptophyte in Bengali

ক্রিপ্টোমোনাড

Forms of cryptophyte

pluralcryptophytes

Origin of cryptophyte

From crypto- (“hidden”) + -phyte (“plant”).

Words formed from cryptophyte

Questions about cryptophyte

What does cryptophyte mean?
Cryptophyte means any plant whose buds overwinter either below ground, or under water.
What is cryptophyte in Bengali?
Cryptophyte in Bengali is ক্রিপ্টোমোনাড. See Cryptophyte meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is cryptophyte?
Cryptophyte is a noun.
How do you pronounce cryptophyte?
Cryptophyte is pronounced /ˈkɹɪptə(ʊ)fʌɪt/ (UK).
What is the plural of cryptophyte?
The plural of cryptophyte is cryptophytes.

Words near cryptophyte in the dictionary

  1. cryptophthalmos
  2. cryptophycean
  3. cryptophyceans
  4. cryptophycin
  5. cryptophycins
  6. cryptophyte
  7. cryptophytes
  8. cryptophytic
  9. cryptopine
  10. cryptopines
  11. cryptoplacid

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