Pronunciations (2)
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/fʌɪt/
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/faɪt/
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- US
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A member of a taxonomic group of plants or algae, chiefly one whose taxonomic name ends (or ended) in -phyta.
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arthrophyte, cyanophyte
A plant that grows in a specified habitat.
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acrophyte
A plant that grows in a specified form or habit.
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anthophyte, macrophyte
A pathological growth.
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osteophyte