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From Ancient Greek φυτόν (phutón, plant).

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-phyte (plural -phytes)

  1. A member of a taxonomic group of plants or algae, chiefly one whose taxonomic name ends (or ended) in -phyta.
  2. A plant that grows in a specified habitat.
  3. A plant that grows in a specified form or habit.
  4. A pathological growth.

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