"-phyte" meaning in English

See -phyte in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /fʌɪt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /faɪt/ [US] Forms: -phytes [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek φυτόν (phutón, “plant”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*bʰuH-}}, {{bor|en|grc|φυτόν|t=plant}} Ancient Greek φυτόν (phutón, “plant”) Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|plural|-phytes|cat2=noun-forming suffixes|sort=phyte}} -phyte (plural -phytes)
  1. A member of a taxonomic group of plants or algae, chiefly one whose taxonomic name ends (or ended) in -phyta. Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Botany Translations (taxonomic group of plants or algae): -fyytti (Finnish), -fita [feminine] (Galician), -fít [feminine] (Irish), -fit [masculine] (Polish), -fita [feminine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en--phyte-en-suffix-5s9KQgf2 Disambiguation of Botany: 50 14 17 19 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, English terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with raw sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 71 12 13 4 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 76 9 10 4 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 68 12 14 7 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 70 13 13 4 Disambiguation of English terms with redundant sortkeys: 70 13 13 4 Disambiguation of Pages with raw sortkeys: 66 13 15 6 Disambiguation of 'taxonomic group of plants or algae': 86 6 6 1
  2. A plant that grows in a specified habitat. Tags: morpheme Translations (plant that grows in a specified habitat): -fyytti (Finnish), -fít [feminine] (Irish), -fito (Italian), -fit [masculine] (Polish), -fita [feminine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en--phyte-en-suffix-gbCl5Vjd Disambiguation of 'plant that grows in a specified habitat': 9 68 21 2
  3. A plant that grows in a specified form or habit. Tags: morpheme Translations (plant that grows in a specified form or habit): -fyytti (Finnish), -fít [feminine] (Irish), -fit [masculine] (Polish), -fita [feminine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en--phyte-en-suffix-cKq8umOj Disambiguation of 'plant that grows in a specified form or habit': 8 20 71 2
  4. A pathological growth. Tags: morpheme Translations (pathological growth): -fyytti (Finnish), -fít [feminine] (Irish)
    Sense id: en--phyte-en-suffix-e5opdAVi Disambiguation of 'pathological growth': 6 2 2 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: phyto-

Inflected forms

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