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Etymology

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From microphyte +‎ -ic.

Adjective

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microphytic (not comparable)

  1. Relating to microphytes.
    • 2015 July 25, “Response of Surface Soil Hydrology to the Micro-Pattern of Bio-Crust in a Dry-Land Loess Environment, China”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      Accordingly, this can be mainly attributed to the interaction between soil physiochemical structure and microphytic community of BSCs. Such microorganisms secrete mucilaginous polysaccharide sheaths that bind soil particles more tightly.