-phyte


  1. variant of phyto- as final element of compound words: lithophyte.

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British Dictionary definitions for -phyte

-phyte

n combining form
  1. indicating a plant of a specified type or habitat: lithophyte; thallophyte

Origin of -phyte

1
from Greek phuton plant

Derived forms of -phyte

  • -phytic, adj combining form

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