Meanings
plural embryophytes
- biologyAny member of the subkingdom Embryophyta, which includes most land plants.
Origin
- translingualEmbryophyta
- Englishembryophyte
Learned borrowing from translingual Embryophyta. By surface analysis, embryo- (“embryo”) + -phyte (“plant”)
More words from translingual
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French embryophyte
- embryophyteTranslations
Russian эмбриофи́та
- эмбриофи́та (embriofíta)Translations
Spanish embriofita
- embriofitaTranslations
Cite this entry
embryophyte. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/embryophyte
“embryophyte.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/embryophyte. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “embryophyte,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/embryophyte.
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