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phreatophyte

/fɹiˈædəˌfaɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
phreato-phyte
IPA
/fɹiˈædəˌfaɪt/
25
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any plant, typically living in deserts, that obtains its water from long taproots that reach the water table

Etymology

From phreatic + -phyte (“plant”).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /fɹiˈædəˌfaɪt/
  • British English: /fɹɪˈatəfʌɪt/

Inflected Forms

phreatophytes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

phreatophytic

Antonyms

aphreatophyte

Questions

How do you pronounce phreatophyte?
The recorded pronunciation is /fɹiˈædəˌfaɪt/.
What does phreatophyte mean?
Any plant, typically living in deserts, that obtains its water from long taproots that reach the water table
Where does phreatophyte come from?
From phreatic + -phyte (“plant”).

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