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Phyte

/faɪt/
nounCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #45000 frequency
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As noun
  1. 1

    A plant or a botanical organism, usually used as a combining form in scientific contexts.

    "The ecologist studied the distribution of each epiphyte in the canopy."

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Derived from the Greek word phyton meaning plant or growth. It serves primarily as a combining form and suffix in botanical and biological English terminology.

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