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Meaning of -phyte | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR B1
fʌɪt

Definitions

  1. A member of a taxonomic group of plants or algae, chiefly one whose taxonomic name ends (or ended) in -phyta.
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  2. A plant that grows in a specified habitat.
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  3. A plant that grows in a specified form or habit.
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  4. A pathological growth.
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Equivalents

Deutsch -phyt
Suomi -fyytti
Français -phyte
Gaeilge -fít
Italiano -fito
Polski -fit
Português -fita

Examples

“arthrophyte, cyanophyte”
“acrophyte”
“anthophyte, macrophyte”
“osteophyte”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

-pidem -pilled -pine -piprazole -pitant -plasia

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