cryptophyte

English

Etymology

crypto- (“hidden”) +‎ -phyte (“plant”)

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkɹɪptə(ʊ)fʌɪt/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈkɹɪptəˌfaɪt/

Noun

cryptophyte (plural cryptophytes)

(biology) Any plant whose buds overwinter either below ground, or under water
(biology) A cryptomonad

Translations

plant with buds overwintering below the surface

Dutch: cryptofyt m
Portuguese: criptófita f

Further reading

cryptophyte on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Noun

cryptophyte m (plural cryptophytes)

cryptophyte

Further reading

“cryptophyte”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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