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keratophyte

/ˈkɛɹətəʊfaɪt/

keratophyte is the alternative spelling of ceratophyte.

Meaning of ceratophyte

Noun

ceratophyte (plural ceratophytes)

  1. a type of coral polyp, the internal axis of which has the appearance of wood or horn.

Forms of keratophyte

pluralkeratophytes

Origin of keratophyte

From kerato- (“horn”) + -phyte (“plant”).

Questions about keratophyte

What is keratophyte the alternative spelling of?
Keratophyte is the alternative spelling of ceratophyte.
How do you pronounce keratophyte?
Keratophyte is pronounced /ˈkɛɹətəʊfaɪt/.

Words near keratophyte in the dictionary

  1. keratophagy
  2. keratophakic
  3. keratophilic
  4. keratophyre
  5. keratophyres
  6. keratophyte
  7. keratophytes
  8. keratopigmentation
  9. keratoplasia
  10. keratoplastic
  11. keratoplasties

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Adapted from Wiktionary: keratophyte (page history and authors); ceratophyte (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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