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hysterophyte

/ˈhɪstəɹəfaɪt/

hysterophyte noun: a plant or fungus that lives on dead or living organic matter.

Noun

hysterophyte (plural hysterophytes)

  1. (dated) A plant or fungus that lives on dead or living organic matter.

Forms of hysterophyte

pluralhysterophytes

Origin of hysterophyte

From New Latin hysterophȳtum, from Ancient Greek ὑστέρα (hustéra, “womb, figuratively the earth”) + φῡτόν (phūtón, “plant”). By surface analysis, hystero- + -phyte.

Questions about hysterophyte

What does hysterophyte mean?
Hysterophyte means a plant or fungus that lives on dead or living organic matter.
What part of speech is hysterophyte?
Hysterophyte is a noun.
How do you pronounce hysterophyte?
Hysterophyte is pronounced /ˈhɪstəɹəfaɪt/.
What is the plural of hysterophyte?
The plural of hysterophyte is hysterophytes.

Words near hysterophyte in the dictionary

  1. hysterons
  2. hysteropathy
  3. hysteropexies
  4. hysteropexy
  5. hysterophytal
  6. hysterophyte
  7. hysterophytes
  8. hysteroplasties
  9. hysteroplasty
  10. hysterorrhaphies
  11. hysterorrhaphy

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