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-phyte

 
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var. of phyto- as final element of compound words: lithophyte.

phyto-

 
a combining form meaning “plant,” used in the formation of compound words: phytogenesis.
Also, -phyte.

Origin:
< Gk phyt(ón) a plant + -o-
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-phyte  
suff.  

  1. A plant with a specified character or habitat: halophyte.

  2. A pathological growth: osteophyte.


[From Greek phuton, plant, from phuein, to make grow; see bheuə- in Indo-European roots.]
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-phyte suff.

  1. A plant with a specified character or habitat: saprophyte.

  2. A pathological growth: osteophyte.

phyto- or phyt-
pref.
Plant: phytohormones.

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