cormophyte
Meanings
noun
- Any plant having a proper stem or axis of growth, which is distinct from its leaves, phyllophyte
Pronunciation
Word forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κορμός (kormós, “trunk stripped of its boughs”) -phyte (“plant”); see also corm (“swollen underground stem”), Latin cormus. By surface analysis, cormo- + -phyte.
Derived words
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.