Definition of -phyte

1. Suffix. A taxonomic group of plants or algae, e.g. arthrophyte, cyanophyte. ¹

2. Suffix. A plant that grows in a specified habitat, e.g. acrophyte. ¹

3. Suffix. A plant that grows in a specified form or habit, e.g. anthophyte, macrophyte. ¹

4. Suffix. A pathological growth, e.g. osteophyte. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of -phyte

-philous
-phobe
-phobia
-phobic
-phone
-phonic
-phony
-phor
-phore
-phoresis
-phyceae
-phycidae
-phyl
-phyll
-phyta
-phyte (current term)
-phytina
-plasia
-plast
-plasty
-ple
-plegia
-plegic
-ples
-plex
-pnea
-pnoea
-pod
-poeia
-poiesis

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