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poophyte

US/ˈpoʊ.əˌfaɪt/

poophyte noun: a plant that grows best in grass-covered meadows.

Noun

poophyte (plural poophytes)

  1. A plant that grows best in grass-covered meadows.
    • Passing through the heliophilous poads and poophytes, we arrived at a forewold abounding in driodads and sciophytes, the cyriodoche of the latter being somewhat interfered with by pyrium and ecballium; further on, hylads, hylodads, and hylophytes diversified the scene.1905, Journal of Botany, British and Foreign, Robert Hardwicke, page 335

Forms of poophyte

pluralpoophytes

Origin of poophyte

Derived from Ancient Greek πόα (póa, “grass”) + φυτόν (phutón, “plant”). By surface analysis, poa + -phyte.

Questions about poophyte

What does poophyte mean?
Poophyte means a plant that grows best in grass-covered meadows.
What part of speech is poophyte?
Poophyte is a noun.
How do you pronounce poophyte?
Poophyte is pronounced /ˈpoʊ.əˌfaɪt/ (US).
What is the plural of poophyte?
The plural of poophyte is poophytes.

Words near poophyte in the dictionary

  1. poophole
  2. poophole loophole
  3. poophole loopholes
  4. poopholes
  5. poophoria
  6. poophyte
  7. poophytes
  8. poopie
  9. poopier
  10. poopies
  11. poopiest

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