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heterophyte

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
het-ero-phyte
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any plant that obtains its nourishment from other (living or dead) plants; includes parasites and saprophytes

Etymology

From hetero- (“other, different”) + -phyte (“plant”).

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

heterophytes (plural)

Derived Forms

heterophytic heterophytous

Questions

What does heterophyte mean?
Any plant that obtains its nourishment from other (living or dead) plants; includes parasites and saprophytes
Where does heterophyte come from?
From hetero- (“other, different”) + -phyte (“plant”).

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