English Explanatory Dictionary

biophyte

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any plant that obtains nourishment from the bodies of insects (or other once-living organisms)

Word forms

biophyte biophytes

Etymology

From bio- (“life”) + -phyte (“plant”).

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