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thalassiophyte

thalassiophyte noun: any plant belonging to one of the obsolete taxonomic groups known as Thalassiophyta, which were believed to comprise various parts of the marine algae or seaweeds, depending on the classification system.

Noun

thalassiophyte (plural thalassiophytes)

  1. (obsolete) any plant belonging to one of the obsolete taxonomic groups known as Thalassiophyta, which were believed to comprise various parts of the marine algae or seaweeds, depending on the classification system.

Forms of thalassiophyte

pluralthalassiophytes
alternative formthalassophyte

Origin of thalassiophyte

From translingual Thalassiophyta. Surface reading: thalasso- (“sea”) + -phyte (“plant”).

Questions about thalassiophyte

What does thalassiophyte mean?
Thalassiophyte means any plant belonging to one of the obsolete taxonomic groups known as Thalassiophyta, which were believed to comprise various parts of the marine algae or seaweeds, depending on the classification system.
What part of speech is thalassiophyte?
Thalassiophyte is a noun.
What is the plural of thalassiophyte?
The plural of thalassiophyte is thalassiophytes.

Words near thalassiophyte in the dictionary

  1. thalassinidean
  2. thalassinideans
  3. thalassinids
  4. thalassinoid
  5. thalassinoids
  6. thalassiophyte
  7. thalassiophytes
  8. thalassiosiroid
  9. thalassiosiroids
  10. thalasso
  11. thalasso-

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