embryophyte

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noun

Any member of the subkingdom Embryophyta, which includes most land plants.

Scrabble 26

Meanings

nounembryophyte (plural embryophytes)

plural embryophytes

  1. biologyAny member of the subkingdom Embryophyta, which includes most land plants.

Origin

  1. translingualEmbryophyta
  2. Englishembryophyte

Learned borrowing from translingual Embryophyta. By surface analysis, embryo- (“embryo”) + -phyte (“plant”)

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Translations

French embryophyte
  • embryophyteTranslations
Russian эмбриофи́та
  • эмбриофи́та (embriofíta)Translations
Spanish embriofita
  • embriofitaTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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