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photophyte

photophyte noun: any epiphyte growing in a well-lit environment.

Noun

photophyte (plural photophytes)

  1. (rare) Any epiphyte growing in a well-lit environment

Forms of photophyte

pluralphotophytes

Origin of photophyte

From photo- (“light”) + -phyte (“plant”).

Words formed from photophyte

Questions about photophyte

What does photophyte mean?
Photophyte means any epiphyte growing in a well-lit environment.
What part of speech is photophyte?
Photophyte is a noun.
What is the plural of photophyte?
The plural of photophyte is photophytes.

Words near photophyte in the dictionary

  1. photophysics
  2. photophysiological
  3. photophysiologically
  4. photophysiologies
  5. photophysiology
  6. photophyte
  7. photophytes
  8. photophytic
  9. photopia
  10. photopic
  11. photopiezoelectric

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