"chomophyte" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkəʊməʊfaɪt/ Forms: chomophytes [plural]
Etymology: Ancient Greek χῶμα (khôma, “heaped earth”) + -phyte (“plant”) Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|χῶμα||heaped earth}} Ancient Greek χῶμα (khôma, “heaped earth”), {{suffix|en||phyte|t2=plant}} + -phyte (“plant”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} chomophyte (plural chomophytes)
  1. (botany) Any plant that grows in rock fissures or crevices. Categories (topical): Botany, Ecology Related terms: chomophytic

Inflected forms

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