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rhizanth

rhizanth noun: a parasitic flowering plant, all of which were formerly assigned to the order Rhizantheae.

Noun

rhizanth (plural rhizanths)

  1. (obsolete) A parasitic flowering plant, all of which were formerly assigned to the order Rhizantheae.

Forms of rhizanth

pluralrhizanths

Origin of rhizanth

From Ancient Greek ῥίζα (rhíza, “root”) + ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”).

Words formed from rhizanth

Questions about rhizanth

What does rhizanth mean?
Rhizanth means a parasitic flowering plant, all of which were formerly assigned to the order Rhizantheae.
What part of speech is rhizanth?
Rhizanth is a noun.
What is the plural of rhizanth?
The plural of rhizanth is rhizanths.

Words near rhizanth in the dictionary

  1. Rhiw
  2. Rhiwbina
  3. rhiz-
  4. rhizal
  5. rhizangiid
  6. rhizanth
  7. rhizanthoid
  8. rhizanthous
  9. rhizanths
  10. rhizarian
  11. rhizarians

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