rhizanth

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noun

A parasitic flowering plant, all of which were formerly assigned to the order Rhizantheae.

OriginAncient Greek ῥίζα →
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Meanings

nounrhizanth (plural rhizanths)

plural rhizanths

  1. obsoletebiologyA parasitic flowering plant, all of which were formerly assigned to the order Rhizantheae.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekῥίζα“root”
  2. Englishrhizanth

From Ancient Greek ῥίζα (rhíza, “root”) + ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”).

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