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therophyte

/ˈthɪəɹəʊfaɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
thero-phyte
IPA
/ˈthɪəɹəʊfaɪt/
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any plant which survives unfavourable seasons in the form of seeds only

Etymology

From Ancient Greek θέρος (théros, “summer”) + -phyte (“plant”).

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

therophytes (plural)

Derived Forms

hydrotherophyte therophytic

Questions

How do you pronounce therophyte?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈthɪəɹəʊfaɪt/.
What does therophyte mean?
Any plant which survives unfavourable seasons in the form of seeds only
Where does therophyte come from?
From Ancient Greek θέρος (théros, “summer”) + -phyte (“plant”).

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