cryptophyte

English

Etymology

From crypto- (“hidden”) +‎ -phyte (“plant”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkɹɪptə(ʊ)fʌɪt/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈkɹɪptəˌfaɪt/

Noun

cryptophyte (plural cryptophytes)

1. (biology) Any plant whose buds overwinter either below ground, or under water
2. (biology) A cryptomonad

Translations

plant with buds overwintering below the surface

• Dutch: cryptofyt m
• Portuguese: criptófita f

Further reading

• cryptophyte on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Noun

cryptophyte m (plural cryptophytes)

1. cryptophyte

Further reading

• “cryptophyte”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.