xenophyte

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noun

Any naturalized plant that was introduced from another geographic location.

Scrabble 24

Meanings

nounxenophyte (plural xenophytes)

plural xenophytes

  1. biologyAny naturalized plant that was introduced from another geographic location.

Origin

From xeno- (“foreign”) + -phyte (“plant”).

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APA

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

MLA

“xenophyte.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xenophyte. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “xenophyte,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xenophyte.

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