trichophyte
English
editEtymology
editFrom tricho- (“hair”) + -phyte (“plant”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittrichophyte (plural trichophytes)
- (mycology) Any organism of the fungus genus Trichophyton.
- (uncommon) A terrestrial plant that can tolerate some degree of flooding and submergence in water.
- Coordinate terms: hydatophyte, hydrophyte