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heterokontophyte

heterokontophyte noun: any heterokont alga.

Noun

heterokontophyte (plural heterokontophytes)

  1. Any heterokont alga

Forms of heterokontophyte

pluralheterokontophytes

Origin of heterokontophyte

From heterokont + -o- + -phyte (“plant”). By surface analysis, hetero- + -kont + -o- + -phyte.

Questions about heterokontophyte

What does heterokontophyte mean?
Heterokontophyte means any heterokont alga.
What part of speech is heterokontophyte?
Heterokontophyte is a noun.
What is the plural of heterokontophyte?
The plural of heterokontophyte is heterokontophytes.

Words near heterokontophyte in the dictionary

  1. heterokaryotypic
  2. heteroketone
  3. heteroketones
  4. heterokont
  5. heterokontan
  6. heterokontophyte
  7. heterokontophytes
  8. heterokonts
  9. heterokurtosis
  10. heterokurtosis-robust
  11. heterolactic

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