thalassiophyte

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noun

any plant belonging to one of the obsolete taxonomic groups known as Thalassiophyta, which were believed to comprise various parts of the marine algae or seaweeds, depending on the classification system.

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Meanings

nounthalassiophyte (plural thalassiophytes)

plural thalassiophytes · alternative thalassophyte

  1. obsoletebiologyany plant belonging to one of the obsolete taxonomic groups known as Thalassiophyta, which were believed to comprise various parts of the marine algae or seaweeds, depending on the classification system.

Origin

  1. translingualThalassiophyta
  2. Englishthalassiophyte

From translingual Thalassiophyta. Surface reading: thalasso- (“sea”) + -phyte (“plant”).

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APA

thalassiophyte. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thalassiophyte

MLA

“thalassiophyte.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thalassiophyte. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thalassiophyte,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thalassiophyte.

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