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zygophyte

[zahy-guh-fahyt, zig-uh-]
noun
  1. a plant that reproduces by means of zygospores.

Origin of zygophyte

First recorded in 1880–85; zygo- + -phyte
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British Dictionary definitions for zygophyte

zygophyte

noun
  1. a plant, such as an alga, that reproduces by means of zygospores
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