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pyrophyte

UK/ˈpʌɪɹəˌfʌɪt/US/ˈpaɪɹəˌfaɪt/

pyrophyte noun: any plant that is resistant to fire, or that needs fire to propagate.

Noun

pyrophyte (plural pyrophytes)

  1. Any plant that is resistant to fire, or that needs fire to propagate

Forms of pyrophyte

pluralpyrophytes

Origin of pyrophyte

From pyro- (“fire”) + -phyte (“plant”).

Words formed from pyrophyte

Questions about pyrophyte

What does pyrophyte mean?
Pyrophyte means any plant that is resistant to fire, or that needs fire to propagate.
What part of speech is pyrophyte?
Pyrophyte is a noun.
How do you pronounce pyrophyte?
Pyrophyte is pronounced /ˈpʌɪɹəˌfʌɪt/ (UK).
What is the plural of pyrophyte?
The plural of pyrophyte is pyrophytes.

Words near pyrophyte in the dictionary

  1. pyrophosphotransferase
  2. pyrophosphotransferases
  3. pyrophotography
  4. pyrophyllite
  5. pyrophyllites
  6. pyrophyte
  7. pyrophytes
  8. pyrophytic
  9. pyroplastic
  10. pyroplasticity
  11. pyroplastics

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