English Explanatory Dictionary

zygophyte

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any plant of a formerly proposed class or grand division (Zygophytes, Zygophyta, or Zygosporeae), in which reproduction consists in the union of two similar cells.

Pronunciation

/ˈzaɪɡə(ʊ)faɪt/ /ˈzɪɡə(ʊ)faɪt/

Word forms

zygophyte zygophytes

Etymology

From zygo- (“union; pair”) + -phyte (“plant”).

Related words

oophyte
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