English syllables. 2014.
-phyte — [fīt] [< Gr phyton, a plant, akin to phyein, to grow: see BE] combining form forming nouns 1. a plant growing in a (specified) way or place [microphyte, sporophyte, epiphyte] 2. Med. a (specified kind of) growth [osteophyte] … English World dictionary
-phyte — phyt(o) , phyte ♦ Éléments, du gr. phuton « plante » : thallophytes. phyt(o) , phyte éléments, du gr. phuton, plante . ⇒PHYT(O) , PHYTE, (PHYT , PHYTO ), élém. formants I. Phyt(o) … Encyclopédie Universelle
-phyte — comb. form forming nouns denoting a vegetable or plantlike organism (saprophyte; zoophyte). Derivatives: phytic comb. form forming adjectives. Etymology: Gk phuton plant f. phuo come into being * * * ˌfīt, usu īd.+V noun combining form ( s)… … Useful english dictionary
-phyte — noun combining form Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from Greek phyton plant 1. plant having a (specified) characteristic or habitat < xerophyte > 2. pathological outgrowth < osteophyte > … New Collegiate Dictionary
-phyte — var. of phyto as final element of compound words: lithophyte. * * * … Universalium
-phyte — [Gr. phyton plant] a combining form denoting a plant or a pathological growth … Medical dictionary
phyte — bryophyte cryptophyte gamétophyte halophyte néophyte ostéophyte protophyte ptéridophyte pyrophyte saprophyte spermaphyte spermatophyte sporophyte thallophyte xérophyte zoophyte épiphyte … Dictionnaire des rimes
-phyte — combining form denoting a plant or plant like organism: epiphyte. Derivatives phytic combining form. Origin from Gk phuton a plant … English new terms dictionary
-phyte — aff. pln var. of phyto as final element of compound words: lithophyte[/ex] … From formal English to slang
-phyte — a word element forming a noun termination meaning a growth , plant , as in epiphyte, halophyte, lithophyte, osteophyte. {combining form representing Greek phyton} …
