zygophyte

English

Etymology

From zygo- (“union; pair”) +‎ -phyte (“plant”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzaɪɡə(ʊ)faɪt/, /ˈzɪɡə(ʊ)faɪt/

Noun

zygophyte (plural zygophytes)

  1. (botany, obsolete) Any plant of a formerly proposed class or grand division (Zygophytes, Zygophyta, or Zygosporeae), in which reproduction consists in the union of two similar cells.

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