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skiophyte

UK/ˈsʌɪə(ʊ)fʌɪt/US/ˈsaɪəˌfaɪt/

skiophyte is the alternative form of sciophyte.

Meaning of sciophyte

Noun

sciophyte (plural sciophytes)

  1. Any plant that tolerates or thrives in a low light level (shade)

Forms of skiophyte

pluralskiophytes
alternative formsciophyte

Origin of skiophyte

Ancient Greek σκῐά (skĭá, “shade”) + -phyte (“plant”)

Words formed from skiophyte

  • skiophytic

Questions about skiophyte

What is skiophyte the alternative form of?
Skiophyte is the alternative form of sciophyte.
How do you pronounce skiophyte?
Skiophyte is pronounced /ˈsʌɪə(ʊ)fʌɪt/ (UK).

Words near skiophyte in the dictionary

  1. skinwalkers
  2. skinwalking
  3. skinwalks
  4. skio
  5. skiophilous
  6. skiophyte
  7. skiophytes
  8. skioring
  9. skios
  10. skip
  11. skip a beat

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Adapted from Wiktionary: skiophyte (page history and authors); sciophyte (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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