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therophyte

/ˈthɪəɹəʊfaɪt/

therophyte noun: any plant which survives unfavourable seasons in the form of seeds only.

Noun

therophyte (plural therophytes)

  1. Any plant which survives unfavourable seasons in the form of seeds only

Forms of therophyte

pluraltherophytes

Origin of therophyte

From Ancient Greek θέρος (théros, “summer”) + -phyte (“plant”).

Words formed from therophyte

Questions about therophyte

What does therophyte mean?
Therophyte means any plant which survives unfavourable seasons in the form of seeds only.
What part of speech is therophyte?
Therophyte is a noun.
How do you pronounce therophyte?
Therophyte is pronounced /ˈthɪəɹəʊfaɪt/.
What is the plural of therophyte?
The plural of therophyte is therophytes.

Words near therophyte in the dictionary

  1. theromorph
  2. theromorphs
  3. Theron
  4. theront
  5. theronts
  6. therophyte
  7. therophytes
  8. therophytic
  9. theropod
  10. theropodan
  11. theropodans

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