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cryp·to·phyte
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təˌfaɪt
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noun
1.
Botany
.
a plant that forms its reproductive structures, as corms or bulbs, underground or underwater.
2.
Biology
.
cryptomonad.
Origin:
1900–05;
crypto-
+
-phyte
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cryp·to·phyt·ic
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adjective
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Cryptophyte
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autotroph
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sporophyte
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eukaryotic organism
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group of mostly aquatic eukaryotic organisms which conduct photosynthesis and make their own food
organism capable of self-nourishment which uses photosynthesis or chemosynthesis for energy
sexual form of a haploid plant in the alternation of generations
form of a diploid plant in the alternation of generations that produces asexual spores
organism that has a nucleus containing genetic material
form of a diploid plant in the alternation of generations that produces asexual spores
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cryptophyte
(ˈkrɪptəˌfaɪt)
—
n
any perennial plant that bears its buds below the soil or water surface
cryptophytic
—
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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