[helio- + -phyte]-phyte is a combining form meaning “plant,” used as the final element of compound words.Other words that use the affix -phyte include: cryophyte, epiphyte, macrophyte, phreatophyte, sporophyte
Examples of 'heliophyte' in a sentence
heliophyte
Drying and enlarging of the coastal plain have allowed its colonization by herbs and heliophyte plants.
Cynthia F.P. da Luz, Ortrud M. Barth, Louis Martin, Cleverson G. Silva, Bruno J. Turcq 2011, 'Palynological evidence of the replacement of the hygrophilous forest by field vegetationduring the last 7,000 years B.P. in the northern coast of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil',Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciênciashttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652011000300013. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)