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- suffix A
taxonomic group ofplants oralgae , e.g.arthrophyte ,cyanophyte . - suffix A
plant that grows in a specifiedhabitat , e.g.acrophyte . - suffix A plant that grows in a specified
form orhabit , e.g.anthophyte ,macrophyte . - suffix A
pathological growth , e.g.osteophyte .
Etymologies
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From Ancient Greek φυτόν (phuton, "plant").
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