microphyte

[ mahy-kruh-fahyt ]

/ ˈmaɪ krəˌfaɪt /

noun

a microscopic plant.

Words nearby microphyte

microphotograph, microphotometer, microphthalmia, microphyll, microphysics, microphyte, micropipette, microplankton, microplethysmography, micropodia, micropore

Origin of microphyte

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

OTHER WORDS FROM microphyte

mi·cro·phyt·ic

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

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Examples from the Web for microphyte

He claims that the microphyte is simply the Leptothrix buccalis.
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British Dictionary definitions for microphyte

microphyte

/ (ˈmaɪkrəʊˌfaɪt) /

noun

an obsolete name for a bacterium

Derived forms of microphyte

microphytic (ˌmaɪkrəʊˈfɪtɪk), adjective

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