-phyte

English

/fʌɪt/, /faɪt/

suffix
Definitions
  • A taxonomic group of plants or algae, e.g. arthrophyte, cyanophyte.
  • A plant that grows in a specified habitat, e.g. acrophyte.
  • A plant that grows in a specified form or habit, e.g. anthophyte, macrophyte.
  • A pathological growth, e.g. osteophyte.

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek φυτόν (plant) root from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- (grow, become, be, appear, come into being, rise up, exist, thrive, curve, happen, live, bend, swell, dwell, prosper).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰuH-

Gloss

grow, become, be, appear, come into being, rise up, exist, thrive, curve, happen, live, bend, swell, dwell, prosper

Concept
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Ontological Category

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Kanji

曲

Emoji
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