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Hysterophyte

Hys-ter′o-phyte

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Noun.
[Gr.
ὕστεροσ
following +
φυτόν
plant.]
(Bot.)
A plant, like the fungus, which lives on dead or living organic matter.
Hysˊter-oph′y-tal
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Adj.

Definition 2024


hysterophyte

hysterophyte

English

Noun

hysterophyte (plural hysterophytes)

  1. (botany) A plant or fungus that lives on dead or living organic matter.

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