anophyte

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Etymology[edit]

From New Latin anōphytum, equivalent to Ancient Greek ἄνω (ánō, upward) +‎ -phyte (plant).

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Noun[edit]

anophyte (plural anophytes)

  1. (botany) A moss or similar plant with cellular stems, having usually an upward growth and distinct leaves.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “anophyte”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

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