-phyte


-phyte

noun combining form

Definition of -PHYTE

1
: plant having a (specified) characteristic or habitat <xerophyte>
2
: pathological outgrowth <osteophyte>

Origin of -PHYTE

International Scientific Vocabulary, from Greek phyton plant

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