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schizophyte

/ˈskɪtsəʊˌfaɪt/

schizophyte noun: any of a class of primitive organisms that reproduce solely by fission.

Noun

schizophyte (plural schizophytes)

  1. (dated) Any of a class of primitive organisms that reproduce solely by fission.
    • Of 100 flagellates observed, stained so as to demonstrate Fusiformis unmistakably, 22 had an abundance of the schizophyte, 78 had none or very few. Many flagellates had a few forms identical in appearance with Fusiformis hilli adherent by one end to the posterior end of the body.1940, Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science, volume 81, page 14

Forms of schizophyte

pluralschizophytes

Origin of schizophyte

From schizo- (“split, cleft”) + -phyte (“plant”).

Words formed from schizophyte

Questions about schizophyte

What does schizophyte mean?
Schizophyte means any of a class of primitive organisms that reproduce solely by fission.
What part of speech is schizophyte?
Schizophyte is a noun.
How do you pronounce schizophyte?
Schizophyte is pronounced /ˈskɪtsəʊˌfaɪt/.
What is the plural of schizophyte?
The plural of schizophyte is schizophytes.

Words near schizophyte in the dictionary

  1. schizophrenogenic
  2. schizophrenomimetic
  3. schizophrenomimetics
  4. schizophyceous
  5. schizophyllan
  6. schizophyte
  7. schizophytes
  8. schizophytic
  9. schizoplasmodiid
  10. schizoplasmodiids
  11. schizopod

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