-phytecomb. form

Primary stress is retained by the usual stressed syllable of the preceding element.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek ϕυτόν.

Etymology: < ancient Greek ϕυτόν plant (see phyto- comb. form). Compare French -phyte, German -phyt, Danish -fyt.The earliest words containing this terminal element are zoophyte n. (17th cent.) and lithophyte n. (18th cent.). Most originate from the mid 19th cent. onwards. Many have precedents in German -phyt , Danish -fyt , or scientific Latin -phyta , as bryophyte n., chlorophyte n., cyanophyte n., metaphyte n., phanerophyte n. The use in medical terms (sense 2) originates in French.

1. Forming nouns denoting kinds of plant or plant-like organisms (including algae, fungi, and some sessile marine animals), as dermatophyte n., epiphyte n., microphyte n., protophyte n., saprophyte n.

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2. Medicine. Forming nouns denoting outgrowths, as osteophyte n.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2020).

单词	-phyte
释义	-phytecomb. form Primary stress is retained by the usual stressed syllable of the preceding element. Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek ϕυτόν. Etymology: < ancient Greek ϕυτόν plant (see phyto- comb. form). Compare French -phyte, German -phyt, Danish -fyt.The earliest words containing this terminal element are zoophyte n. (17th cent.) and lithophyte n. (18th cent.). Most originate from the mid 19th cent. onwards. Many have precedents in German -phyt , Danish -fyt , or scientific Latin -phyta , as bryophyte n., chlorophyte n., cyanophyte n., metaphyte n., phanerophyte n. The use in medical terms (sense 2) originates in French. 1. Forming nouns denoting kinds of plant or plant-like organisms (including algae, fungi, and some sessile marine animals), as dermatophyte n., epiphyte n., microphyte n., protophyte n., saprophyte n. Categories » 2. Medicine. Forming nouns denoting outgrowths, as osteophyte n. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2020). < comb. form
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