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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

xylophyte

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
xy-lo-phyte
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any woody plant.

noun

Any plant that lives on wood.

Etymology

From xylo- + -phyte.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

xylophytes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

xylophytic

Questions

What does xylophyte mean?
Any woody plant.
Where does xylophyte come from?
From xylo- + -phyte.

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