zygophyte

English

Etymology

From zygo- (“union; pair”) +‎ -phyte (“plant”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzaɪɡə(ʊ)faɪt/, /ˈzɪɡə(ʊ)faɪt/

Noun

zygophyte (plural zygophytes)

1. (botany, obsolete) Any plant of a formerly proposed class or grand division (Zygophytes, Zygophyta, or Zygosporeae), in which reproduction consists in the union of two similar cells.

See also

• oophyte