-phyte

UK/fʌɪt/US/faɪt/

suffix

A member of a taxonomic group of plants or algae, chiefly one whose taxonomic name ends (or ended) in -phyta.

“acrophyte”

OriginAncient Greek φυτόν →
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Meanings

suffix-phyte (plural -phytes)

plural -phytes

  1. A member of a taxonomic group of plants or algae, chiefly one whose taxonomic name ends (or ended) in -phyta.

    arthrophyte, cyanophyte

  2. A plant that grows in a specified habitat.

    acrophyte

  3. A plant that grows in a specified form or habit.

    anthophyte, macrophyte

  4. A pathological growth.

    osteophyte

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekφυτόν“plant”
  2. English-phyte

From Ancient Greek φυτόν (phutón, “plant”).

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Translations

Finnish -fyytti, -fyytti
  • -fyyttitaxonomic group of plants or algae
  • -fyyttiplant that grows in a specified habitat
  • -fyyttiplant that grows in a specified form or habit
  • -fyyttipathological growth
French -phyte
  • -phytetaxonomic group of plants or algae
German -phyt, -phyt
  • -phyttaxonomic group of plants or algae
  • -phytplant that grows in a specified habitat
  • -phytplant that grows in a specified form or habit
Irish -fít, -fít
  • -fíttaxonomic group of plants or algae
  • -fítplant that grows in a specified habitat
  • -fítplant that grows in a specified form or habit
  • -fítpathological growth
Italian -fito
  • -fitoplant that grows in a specified habitat
Polish -fit, -fit
  • -fittaxonomic group of plants or algae
  • -fitplant that grows in a specified habitat
  • -fitplant that grows in a specified form or habit
  • -fitpathological growth
Portuguese -fita, -fita
  • -fitataxonomic group of plants or algae
  • -fitaplant that grows in a specified habitat
  • -fitaplant that grows in a specified form or habit
Cite this entry
APA

-phyte. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-phyte

MLA

“-phyte.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-phyte. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-phyte,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-phyte.

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