Meanings
Origin
From heterokont + -o- + -phyte (“plant”). By surface analysis, hetero- + -kont + -o- + -phyte.
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APA
heterokontophyte. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heterokontophyte
MLA
“heterokontophyte.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heterokontophyte. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heterokontophyte,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heterokontophyte.
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