ergasiophygophyte

noun

Any formerly cultivated plant that has escaped into the wild.

OriginAncient Greek ἐργᾰσίᾱ →
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Meanings

nounergasiophygophyte (plural ergasiophygophytes)

plural ergasiophygophytes

  1. rarebiologyAny formerly cultivated plant that has escaped into the wild.

    12 taxa were numbered among ergasiophygophytes

    2003, Ludwik Frey, Problems of grass biology, page 196

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἐργᾰσίᾱ“work, production”
  2. Englishergasiophygophyte

Ancient Greek ἐργᾰσίᾱ (ergăsíā, “work, production”) + φῠγή (phŭgḗ, “flight”) + -phyte (“plant”)

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

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