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orophyte

orophyte noun: any plant that grows in a subalpine habitat.

Noun

orophyte (plural orophytes)

  1. Any plant that grows in a subalpine habitat.

Forms of orophyte

pluralorophytes

Origin of orophyte

From oro- (“mountains”) + -phyte (“plant”).

Questions about orophyte

What does orophyte mean?
Orophyte means any plant that grows in a subalpine habitat.
What part of speech is orophyte?
Orophyte is a noun.
What is the plural of orophyte?
The plural of orophyte is orophytes.

Words near orophyte in the dictionary

  1. oropharyngoscopy
  2. oropharynx
  3. oropharynxes
  4. orophilic
  5. orophilous
  6. orophyte
  7. orophytes
  8. Oropom
  9. Oropouche fever
  10. Oroqen
  11. Oroqens

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