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phycophyte

phycophyte noun: any seaweed or alga.

Noun

phycophyte (plural phycophytes)

  1. (rare) Any seaweed or alga

Forms of phycophyte

pluralphycophytes

Origin of phycophyte

From phyco- (“seaweed, algae”) + -phyte (“plant”).

Questions about phycophyte

What does phycophyte mean?
Phycophyte means any seaweed or alga.
What part of speech is phycophyte?
Phycophyte is a noun.
What is the plural of phycophyte?
The plural of phycophyte is phycophytes.

Words near phycophyte in the dictionary

  1. phycomycetous
  2. phycomycosis
  3. phycomycotic
  4. phycophaein
  5. phycophaeine
  6. phycophyte
  7. phycophytes
  8. phycophytic
  9. phycoplast
  10. phycoplasts
  11. phycosecid

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