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hydrophyte

/ˈhaɪdɹəfaɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hy-drophyte
IPA
/ˈhaɪdɹəfaɪt/
25
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A plant that lives in or requires an abundance of water, usually excluding seaweed.

Etymology

From hydro- (“water”) + -phyte (“plant”).

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

hydrophytes (plural)

Derived Forms

hydrophytic hydrophytism hydrophytology hydrophytous

Synonyms

aquatic plant water plant hydrophytic plant

Questions

How do you pronounce hydrophyte?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhaɪdɹəfaɪt/.
What does hydrophyte mean?
A plant that lives in or requires an abundance of water, usually excluding seaweed.
Where does hydrophyte come from?
From hydro- (“water”) + -phyte (“plant”).

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