macrophyte

noun

mac·​ro·​phyte ˈma-krə-ˌfīt 

: a member of the macroscopic plant life especially of a body of water

macrophytic

ˌma-krə-ˈfi-tik 

adjective

Examples of macrophyte in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Further, 25 lakes were in a very bad state, entirely covered with macrophytes (thus affecting the diversity of the lake) or dumped with solid or liquid waste and with little or no water. — Bahar Dutt, Quartz India, 22 Oct. 2019

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from German Makrophyt, from makro- macro- + -phyt -phyte

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for macrophyte

• acolyte
• aconite
• allanite
• alunite
• amberlite
• ammonite
• amorite
• amphitrite
• analyte
• anchorite
• andesite
• anhydrite