entomophyte

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noun

Any plant growing as a parasite within an insect or its larva

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Meanings

nounentomophyte (plural entomophytes)

plural entomophytes

  1. biologyAny plant growing as a parasite within an insect or its larva

Origin

From entomo- (“insect”) + -phyte (“plant”).

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APA

entomophyte. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/entomophyte

MLA

“entomophyte.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/entomophyte. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “entomophyte,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/entomophyte.

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