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oxylophyte

oxylophyte noun: any plant that tolerates, or thrives in, an acidic soil.

Noun

oxylophyte (plural oxylophytes)

  1. Any plant that tolerates, or thrives in, an acidic soil.

Forms of oxylophyte

pluraloxylophytes

Origin of oxylophyte

From oxy- (“acid”) + -phyte (“plant”).

Questions about oxylophyte

What does oxylophyte mean?
Oxylophyte means any plant that tolerates, or thrives in, an acidic soil.
What part of speech is oxylophyte?
Oxylophyte is a noun.
What is the plural of oxylophyte?
The plural of oxylophyte is oxylophytes.

Words near oxylophyte in the dictionary

  1. oxylium
  2. oxylium ion
  3. oxylium ions
  4. oxyliums
  5. oxylobium
  6. oxylophyte
  7. oxylophytes
  8. oxyls
  9. oxyluciferin
  10. oxyluciferins
  11. oxyluminescence

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