Etymology

skiophyte

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Ancient Greek σκῐά
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromσκῐά“shade”
  2. English todayskiophyte

Ancient Greek σκῐά (skĭá, “shade”) + -phyte (“plant”)

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekσκῐά all →

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