-phyte

-phyte
[Gr. phyton plant] a combining form denoting a plant or a pathological growth.

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  • -phyte — [fīt] [< Gr phyton, a plant, akin to phyein, to grow: see BE] combining form forming nouns 1. a plant growing in a (specified) way or place [microphyte, sporophyte, epiphyte] 2. Med. a (specified kind of) growth [osteophyte] …   English World dictionary

  • phyte — pro·to·phyte; psam·mo·phyte; psi·lo·phyte; psy·chro·phyte; pte·rid·o·phyte; py·ro·phyte; sapr·o·phyte; schizo·phyte; scio·phyte; scle·ro·phyte; so·ma·to·phyte; sper·ma·phyte; sper·mato·phyte; sper·mo·phyte; spo·ro·phyte; tet·ra·spo·ro·phyte;… …   English syllables

  • -phyte — phyt(o) , phyte ♦ Éléments, du gr. phuton « plante » : thallophytes. phyt(o) , phyte éléments, du gr. phuton, plante . ⇒PHYT(O) , PHYTE, (PHYT , PHYTO ), élém. formants I. Phyt(o) …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • -phyte — comb. form forming nouns denoting a vegetable or plantlike organism (saprophyte; zoophyte). Derivatives: phytic comb. form forming adjectives. Etymology: Gk phuton plant f. phuo come into being * * * ˌfīt, usu īd.+V noun combining form ( s)… …   Useful english dictionary

  • -phyte — noun combining form Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from Greek phyton plant 1. plant having a (specified) characteristic or habitat < xerophyte > 2. pathological outgrowth < osteophyte > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • -phyte — var. of phyto as final element of compound words: lithophyte. * * * …   Universalium

  • phyte — bryophyte cryptophyte gamétophyte halophyte néophyte ostéophyte protophyte ptéridophyte pyrophyte saprophyte spermaphyte spermatophyte sporophyte thallophyte xérophyte zoophyte épiphyte …   Dictionnaire des rimes

  • -phyte — combining form denoting a plant or plant like organism: epiphyte. Derivatives phytic combining form. Origin from Gk phuton a plant …   English new terms dictionary

  • -phyte — aff. pln var. of phyto as final element of compound words: lithophyte[/ex] …   From formal English to slang

  • -phyte — a word element forming a noun termination meaning a growth , plant , as in epiphyte, halophyte, lithophyte, osteophyte. {combining form representing Greek phyton} …  

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