-phyte

noun combining form

Definition of -PHYTE

: plant having a (specified) characteristic or habitat <xerophyte>

: pathological outgrowth <osteophyte>

International Scientific Vocabulary, from Greek phyton plant

Medical Dictionary

noun combining form \ˌfīt\

: plant having a (specified) characteristic or habitat <saprophyte>

: pathological growth <osteophyte>

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