cryptophyte
English edit
Etymology edit
crypto- (“hidden”) + -phyte (“plant”)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
cryptophyte (plural cryptophytes)
- (biology) Any plant whose buds overwinter either below ground, or under water
- (biology) A cryptomonad
Translations edit
plant with buds overwintering below the surface
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Further reading edit
- cryptophyte on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
French edit
Noun edit
cryptophyte m (plural cryptophytes)
Further reading edit
- “cryptophyte”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.