microphyte

[mahy-kruh-fahyt]

noun

a microscopic plant.

Origin of microphyte

First recorded in 1860–65; micro- + -phyte

Related formsmi·cro·phyt·ic

[mahy-kruh-fit-ik] /ˌmaɪ krəˈfɪt ɪk/, adjective

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Historical Examples of microphyte

He claims that the microphyte is simply the Leptothrix buccalis.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II
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British Dictionary definitions for microphyte

microphyte

noun

an obsolete name for a bacterium

Derived Formsmicrophytic (ˌmaɪkrəʊˈfɪtɪk), adjective

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