aerophyte | (noun) plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and rain; usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on it | Synonyms: air plant, epiphyte, epiphytic plant |
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autophyte | (noun) plant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances | Synonyms: autophytic plant, autotroph, autotrophic organism |
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autophytic | (adjective) of or relating to organisms (as green plants) that can make complex organic nutritive compounds from simple inorganic sources by photosynthesis | Synonyms: autotrophic |
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bryophyte | (noun) any of numerous plants of the division Bryophyta | Synonyms: nonvascular plant |
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bryophytic | (adjective) relating to plants of the division Bryophyta | - |
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chlorophyte | (noun) algae that are clear green in color; often growing on wet ricks or damp wood or the surface of stagnant water | Synonyms: green algae |
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cryptophyte | (noun) common in fresh and salt water appearing along the shore as algal blooms | Synonyms: cryptomonad |
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cyanophyte | (adjective) relating to or caused by photosynthetic bacteria of the class Cyanobacteria | Synonyms: cyanobacterial |
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dermatophytosis | (noun) fungal infection of the skin (especially of moist parts covered by clothing) | Synonyms: dermatomycosis |
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epiphyte | (noun) plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and rain; usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on it | Synonyms: aerophyte, air plant, epiphytic plant |
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epiphytic | (adjective) of or relating to epiphytes | - |
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epiphytotic | (adjective) (of plants) epidemic among plants of a single kind especially over a wide area | - |
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euglenophyte | (noun) marine and freshwater green or colorless flagellate organism | Synonyms: euglenid, euglenoid |
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gametophyte | (noun) the gamete-bearing individual or phase in the life cycle of a plant having alternation of generations | - |
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geophyte | (noun) a perennial plant that propagates by underground bulbs or tubers or corms | - |
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geophytic | (adjective) of or relating to geophytes | - |
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halophyte | (noun) plant growing naturally in very salty soil | - |
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hemiepiphyte | (noun) a plant that is an epiphyte for part of its life | Synonyms: semiepiphyte |
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holophyte | (noun) an organism that produces its own food by photosynthesis | - |
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holophytic | (adjective) obtaining nourishment as green plants do | - |
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hydrophyte | (noun) a plant that grows partly or wholly in water whether rooted in the mud, as a lotus, or floating without anchorage, as the water hyacinth | Synonyms: aquatic plant, hydrophytic plant, water plant |
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hydrophytic | (adjective) growing wholly or partially in water | - |
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hygrophyte | (noun) a plant that grows in a moist habitat | - |
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hygrophytic | (adjective) requiring an abundance of moisture | - |
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lithophyte | (noun) plant that grows on rocks or stony soil and derives nourishment from the atmosphere | Synonyms: lithophytic plant |
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lithophytic | (adjective) of or relating to lithophytes | - |
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megagametophyte | (noun) the female gametophyte produced by the megaspore of a plant that produces both microspore and megaspores | - |
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mesophyte | (noun) land plant growing in surroundings having an average supply of water; compare xerophyte and hydrophyte | Synonyms: mesophytic plant |
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mesophytic | (adjective) being or growing in or adapted to a moderately moist environment | - |
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microgametophyte | (noun) the male gametophyte produced by a microspore | - |
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myrmecophyte | (noun) plant that affords shelter or food to ants that live in symbiotic relations with it | - |
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myrmecophytic | (adjective) of or relating to myrmecophytes | - |
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neophyte | (noun) any new participant in some activity | Synonyms: entrant, fledgeling, fledgling, freshman, newbie, newcomer, starter |
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(noun) a new convert being taught the principles of Christianity by a catechist | Synonyms: catechumen |
(noun) a plant that is found in an area where it had not been recorded previously | - |
osteophyte | (noun) small abnormal bony outgrowth | - |
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phytelephas | (noun) small genus of South American feather palms | Synonyms: genus Phytelephas |
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phytochemical | (noun) a chemical substance obtained from plants that is biologically active but not nutritive | - |
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phytochemist | (noun) a chemist who specializes in the chemistry of plants | - |
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phytochemistry | (noun) the branch of organic chemistry dealing with the chemistry of plants | - |
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phytohormone | (noun) (botany) a plant product that acts like a hormone | Synonyms: growth regulator, plant hormone |
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phytologist | (noun) a biologist specializing in the study of plants | Synonyms: botanist, plant scientist |
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phytology | (noun) the branch of biology that studies plants | Synonyms: botany |
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phytonadione | (noun) a form of vitamin K, based on 2-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone, with a 3-phytyl substituent | Synonyms: phylloquinone, vitamin K1 |
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phytophagic | (adjective) (of animals) feeding on plants | Synonyms: phytophagous, phytophilous, plant-eating |
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phytophagous | (adjective) (of animals) feeding on plants | Synonyms: phytophagic, phytophilous, plant-eating |
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phytophilous | (adjective) (of animals) feeding on plants | Synonyms: phytophagic, phytophagous, plant-eating |
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phytoplankton | (noun) photosynthetic or plant constituent of plankton; mainly unicellular algae | - |
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phytotherapy | (noun) the use of plants or plant extracts for medicinal purposes (especially plants that are not part of the normal diet) | Synonyms: botanical medicine, herbal therapy |
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phytotoxin | (noun) any substance produced by plants that is similar in its properties to extracellular bacterial toxin | Synonyms: plant toxin |
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psilophyte | (noun) any plant of the order Psilophytales: a savannah plant | - |
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psilophyton | (noun) any plant or fossil of the genus Psilophyton | - |
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pteridophyte | (noun) plants having vascular tissue and reproducing by spores | Synonyms: nonflowering plant |
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saprophyte | (noun) an organism that feeds on dead organic matter especially a fungus or bacterium | Synonyms: saprophytic organism |
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saprophytic | (adjective) obtaining food osmotically from dissolved organic material | - |
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(adjective) (of some plants or fungi) feeding on dead or decaying organic matter | - |
semiepiphyte | (noun) a plant that is an epiphyte for part of its life | Synonyms: hemiepiphyte |
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spermatophyte | (noun) plant that reproduces by means of seeds not spores | Synonyms: phanerogam, seed plant |
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sporophyte | (noun) the spore-producing individual or phase in the life cycle of a plant having alternation of generations | - |
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thallophyte | (noun) any of a group of cryptogamic organisms consisting principally of a thallus and thus showing no differentiation into stem and root and leaf | - |
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thallophytic | (adjective) pertaining to or characteristic of thallophytes | - |
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tracheophyte | (noun) green plant having a vascular system: ferns, gymnosperms, angiosperms | Synonyms: vascular plant |
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xerophyte | (noun) plant adapted for life with a limited supply of water; compare hydrophyte and mesophyte | Synonyms: desert plant, xerophile, xerophilous plant, xerophytic plant |
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xerophytic | (adjective) adapted to a xeric (or dry) environment | - |
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zoophyte | (noun) any of various invertebrate animals resembling a plant such as a sea anemone or coral or sponge | - |
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