cryptophyte
[ krip-tuh-fahyt ]
noun
Botany. a plant that forms its reproductive structures, as corms or bulbs, underground or underwater.
Biology. cryptomonad.
Origin of cryptophyte
1Other words from cryptophyte
- cryp·to·phyt·ic [krip-tuh-fit-ik], /ˌkrɪp təˈfɪt ɪk/, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for cryptophyte
cryptophyte
/ (ˈkrɪptəˌfaɪt) /
noun
any perennial plant that bears its buds below the soil or water surface
Derived forms of cryptophyte
- cryptophytic (ˌkrɪptəˈfɪtɪk), adjective
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