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macrophyte

American

[mak-ruh-fahyt] / ˈmæk rəˌfaɪt /

noun

Botany.

a plant, especially a marine plant, large enough to be visible to the naked eye.

Etymology

Origin of macrophyte

First recorded in 1905–10; macro- + -phyte

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