Meanings
nounhysterophyte (plural hysterophytes)
plural hysterophytes
- datedbiologyA plant or fungus that lives on dead or living organic matter.
Origin
- Ancient Greekὑστέρα“womb, figuratively the earth”
- New Latinhysterophȳtum
- Englishhysterophyte
From New Latin hysterophȳtum, from Ancient Greek ὑστέρα (hustéra, “womb, figuratively the earth”) + φῡτόν (phūtón, “plant”). By surface analysis, hystero- + -phyte.
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hysterophyte. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hysterophyte
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“hysterophyte.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hysterophyte. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hysterophyte,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hysterophyte.
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