-phyte

/fʌɪt/suffix
Middle School
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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