Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pyrophyte

/ˈpaɪɹəˌfaɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: py-ro-phyte
IPA: /ˈpaɪɹəˌfaɪt/

22

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any plant that is resistant to fire, or that needs fire to propagate

Etymology

From pyro- (“fire”) + -phyte (“plant”).

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pyro
Suffix: phyte

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈpaɪɹəˌfaɪt/
British English: /ˈpʌɪɹəˌfʌɪt/

Inflected Forms

pyrophytes (plural)

Derived Forms

pyrophytic

Questions

How do you pronounce pyrophyte?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpaɪɹəˌfaɪt/.
What does pyrophyte mean?: Any plant that is resistant to fire, or that needs fire to propagate
Where does pyrophyte come from?: From pyro- (“fire”) + -phyte (“plant”).

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