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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

-phyte en · X

Pronunciation

  • /faɪt/ (US)
  • /fʌɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φυτόν (phutón, “plant”).

Meanings

  1. (morpheme) A member of a taxonomic group of plants or algae, chiefly one whose taxonomic name ends (or ended) in -phyta.
    • arthrophyte, cyanophyte
  2. (morpheme) A plant that grows in a specified habitat.
    • acrophyte
  3. (morpheme) A plant that grows in a specified form or habit.
    • anthophyte, macrophyte
  4. (morpheme) A pathological growth.
    • osteophyte

Forms

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-phytes Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

phyto-

Translations (20)

fi -fyytti (pathological growth) · de -phyt (taxonomic group of plants or algae) · it -fito (plant that grows in a specified habitat) · fi -fyytti (taxonomic group of plants or algae) · pl -fit (plant that grows in a specified form or habit) · ga -fít (plant that grows in a specified habitat) · ga -fít (plant that grows in a specified form or habit) · ga -fít (pathological growth) · pt -fita (plant that grows in a specified habitat) · fi -fyytti (plant that grows in a specified habitat) · de -phyt (plant that grows in a specified habitat) · pl -fit (plant that grows in a specified habitat) · fi -fyytti (plant that grows in a specified form or habit) · fr -phyte (taxonomic group of plants or algae) · pl -fit (taxonomic group of plants or algae) · pt -fita (taxonomic group of plants or algae) · ga -fít (taxonomic group of plants or algae) · de -phyt (plant that grows in a specified form or habit) · gl -fita (taxonomic group of plants or algae) · pt -fita (plant that grows in a specified form or habit)