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cormophyte
/ ˌkɔːməˈfɪtɪk, ˈkɔːməˌfaɪt /
noun
any of the Cormophyta, a major division (now obsolete) of plants having a stem, root, and leaves: includes the mosses, ferns, and seed plants
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Other Word Forms
- cormophytic adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cormophyte1
C19: from Greek kormos tree trunk + -phyte
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Cormophyte, kor′mō-fīt, n. a plant having a true axis of growth—also Cor′mogen.—adj.
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