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phyllophyte

phyllophyte noun: a plant characterized as structurally based upon or possessing true leaves.

Noun

phyllophyte (plural phyllophytes)

  1. (rare) A plant characterized as structurally based upon or possessing true leaves.
    Synonyms:
    cormophyte

Synonyms of phyllophyte

Forms of phyllophyte

pluralphyllophytes

Origin of phyllophyte

From German Phyllophyt. Surface reading: phyllo- (“leaf”) + -phyte (“plant”).

Questions about phyllophyte

What does phyllophyte mean?
Phyllophyte means a plant characterized as structurally based upon or possessing true leaves.
What part of speech is phyllophyte?
Phyllophyte is a noun.
What is the plural of phyllophyte?
The plural of phyllophyte is phyllophytes.

Words near phyllophyte in the dictionary

  1. phyllophorid
  2. phyllophorids
  3. phyllophorous
  4. phyllophyllin
  5. phyllophyllins
  6. phyllophyte
  7. phyllophytes
  8. phylloplane
  9. phylloplanes
  10. phyllopod
  11. phyllopodia

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