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paleophyte

paleophyte noun: any prehistoric plant, especially one known only from fossils.

Noun

paleophyte (plural paleophytes)

  1. Any prehistoric plant, especially one known only from fossils

Forms of paleophyte

pluralpaleophytes

Origin of paleophyte

From paleo- (“old, ancient”) + -phyte (“plant”).

Words formed from paleophyte

Questions about paleophyte

What does paleophyte mean?
Paleophyte means any prehistoric plant, especially one known only from fossils.
What part of speech is paleophyte?
Paleophyte is a noun.
What is the plural of paleophyte?
The plural of paleophyte is paleophytes.

Words near paleophyte in the dictionary

  1. paleophycology
  2. paleophylogeographic
  3. paleophylogeography
  4. paleophysiological
  5. paleophysiology
  6. paleophyte
  7. paleophytes
  8. paleophytic
  9. paleophytogeographical
  10. paleophytogeography
  11. paleophytologic

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