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macrophyte

[ mak-ruh-fahyt ]
/ ˈmæk rəˌfaɪt /
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noun Botany.
a plant, especially a marine plant, large enough to be visible to the naked eye.
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Origin of macrophyte

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

Words nearby macrophyte

macrophagous, macrophotography, macrophthalmia, macrophyll, macrophysics, macrophyte, macroplankton, macropodia, macropodous, macropolycyte, macroprosopia
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