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monophyte

monophyte adjective: composed of, or derived from, a single species of plant.

Adjective

monophyte (comparative more monophyte, superlative most monophyte)

  1. Composed of, or derived from, a single species of plant
    Synonyms:
    monophytic

Synonyms of monophyte

  • monophytic

Forms of monophyte

comparativemore monophyte
superlativemost monophyte

Origin of monophyte

From mono- (“single”) + -phyte (“plant”).

Questions about monophyte

What does monophyte mean?
Monophyte means composed of, or derived from, a single species of plant.
What part of speech is monophyte?
Monophyte is an adjective.

Words near monophyte in the dictionary

  1. monophysitic
  2. monophysitical
  3. monophysitism
  4. monophysitist
  5. monophysitists
  6. monophyte
  7. monopile
  8. monopiles
  9. monopipe
  10. monopipes
  11. monopisthocotylean

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