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1913
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Microphyte
Mi′cro-phyte
,
Noun.
[
Micro-
+ Gr. [GREEK] a plant: cf. F.
microphyte
.]
(Bot.)
A very minute plant, one of certain unicellular algae, such as the germs of various infectious diseases are believed to be.
Definition
2024
microphyte
microphyte
English
Noun
microphyte
(
plural
microphytes
)
(
biology
)
Any
microscopic
plant
or
alga
Etymology
micro-
(
“
small
”
)
+
-phyte
(
“
plant
”
)
Pronunciation
(
Received Pronunciation
)
IPA
(key)
:
/ˈmʌɪkrə(ʊ)fʌɪt/
(
US
)
IPA
(key)
:
/ˈmaɪkroʊˌfaɪt/
,
/ˈmaɪkrəˌfaɪt/
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