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heterophyte

heterophyte noun: any plant that obtains its nourishment from other (living or dead) plants; includes parasites and saprophytes.

Noun

heterophyte (plural heterophytes)

  1. Any plant that obtains its nourishment from other (living or dead) plants; includes parasites and saprophytes

Forms of heterophyte

pluralheterophytes

Origin of heterophyte

From hetero- (“other, different”) + -phyte (“plant”).

Words formed from heterophyte

Questions about heterophyte

What does heterophyte mean?
Heterophyte means any plant that obtains its nourishment from other (living or dead) plants; includes parasites and saprophytes.
What part of speech is heterophyte?
Heterophyte is a noun.
What is the plural of heterophyte?
The plural of heterophyte is heterophytes.

Words near heterophyte in the dictionary

  1. heterophyletic
  2. heterophylline
  3. heterophyllous
  4. heterophylly
  5. heterophyly
  6. heterophyte
  7. heterophytes
  8. heterophytic
  9. heterophytous
  10. heteropiid
  11. heteropiids

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