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rhizophyte

rhizophyte noun: any vascular plant that has roots.

Noun

rhizophyte (plural rhizophytes)

  1. Any vascular plant that has roots

Forms of rhizophyte

pluralrhizophytes

Origin of rhizophyte

From rhizo- + -phyte.

Questions about rhizophyte

What does rhizophyte mean?
Rhizophyte means any vascular plant that has roots.
What part of speech is rhizophyte?
Rhizophyte is a noun.
What is the plural of rhizophyte?
The plural of rhizophyte is rhizophytes.

Words near rhizophyte in the dictionary

  1. rhizophore
  2. rhizophores
  3. rhizophorous
  4. rhizophyllaceous
  5. rhizophyllous
  6. rhizophyte
  7. rhizophytes
  8. rhizophytic
  9. rhizopine
  10. rhizopines
  11. rhizoplane

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