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phytophile

phytophile noun: any organism that thrives around plants.

Noun

phytophile (plural phytophiles)

  1. Any organism that thrives around plants
  2. A person who is especially interested in plants

Forms of phytophile

pluralphytophiles

Origin of phytophile

From phyto- + -phile.

Questions about phytophile

What does phytophile mean?
Phytophile means any organism that thrives around plants.
What part of speech is phytophile?
Phytophile is a noun.
What is the plural of phytophile?
The plural of phytophile is phytophiles.

Words near phytophile in the dictionary

  1. phytophenol
  2. phytophenols
  3. phytophenomenological
  4. phytophenomenology
  5. phytophil
  6. phytophile
  7. phytophiles
  8. phytophilic
  9. phytophilous
  10. phytophils
  11. phytophoric

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