"aletophyte" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: aletophytes [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἀλήτης (alḗtēs, “wanderer, vagrant”) + -phyte (“plant”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|ἀλήτης||wanderer, vagrant}} Ancient Greek ἀλήτης (alḗtēs, “wanderer, vagrant”), {{suffix|en||phyte|t2=plant}} + -phyte (“plant”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} aletophyte (plural aletophytes)
  1. (rare) Any plant that grows by the wayside or where the natural vegetation has been disrupted. Tags: rare

Inflected forms

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