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eophyte

eophyte noun: a fossil plant from the Silurian age.

Noun

eophyte (plural eophytes)

  1. A fossil plant from the Silurian age

Forms of eophyte

pluraleophytes

Origin of eophyte

From Ancient Greek ἠώς (ēṓs, “early in the day”) + -phyte (“plant”).

Words formed from eophyte

Questions about eophyte

What does eophyte mean?
Eophyte means a fossil plant from the Silurian age.
What part of speech is eophyte?
Eophyte is a noun.
What is the plural of eophyte?
The plural of eophyte is eophytes.

Words near eophyte in the dictionary

  1. EOP
  2. eophliantid
  3. eophliantids
  4. eophrynid
  5. eophrynids
  6. eophyte
  7. eophytes
  8. eophytic
  9. eoplast
  10. eoplasts
  11. EOPs

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