keratophyte

English edit

Etymology edit

kerato- (“horn”) +‎ -phyte (“plant”)

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈkɛɹətəʊfaɪt/

Noun edit

keratophyte (plural keratophytes)

(zoology) A gorgonian coral having a horny axis.

Synonyms edit

ceratophyte

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 The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.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 “keratophyte”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)