-phyte

From Ancient Greek φυτόν (phutón, “plant”).

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /fʌɪt/
• (US) IPA^(key): /faɪt/

-phyte (plural -phytes)

1. A taxonomic group of plants or algae, e.g. arthrophyte, cyanophyte. (Can we clean up⁽⁺⁾ this sense?)
2. A plant that grows in a specified habitat, e.g. acrophyte.
3. A plant that grows in a specified form or habit, e.g. anthophyte, macrophyte.
4. A pathological growth, e.g. osteophyte.

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