anthophyte

English

Etymology

antho- (“flower”) +‎ -phyte (“plant”), from Ancient Greek ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”).

Noun

anthophyte (plural anthophytes)

(botany) Any flowering plant, or extinct close relative of the flowering plants.

Translations

any angiosperm or related extinct plants

Portuguese: antófita f

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