hysterophyte
Meanings
noun
- A plant or fungus that lives on dead or living organic matter.
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From New Latin hysterophȳtum, from Ancient Greek ὑστέρα (hustéra, “womb, figuratively the earth”) + φῡτόν (phūtón, “plant”). By surface analysis, hystero- + -phyte.
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