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cryptophyte

[ krip-tuh-fahyt ]

noun

  1. Botany. a plant that forms its reproductive structures, as corms or bulbs, underground or underwater.
  2. Biology. cryptomonad.

cryptophyte

/ ˌkrɪptəˈfɪtɪk; ˈkrɪptəˌfaɪt /

noun

  1. any perennial plant that bears its buds below the soil or water surface
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • cryptophytic, adjective
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Other Words From

  • cryp·to·phyt·ic [krip-t, uh, -, fit, -ik], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cryptophyte1

First recorded in 1900–05; crypto- + -phyte

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cryptonymcryptoporticus

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