单词 | zygophyte |
释义 | zygophyte in British English (ˈzaɪɡəʊˌfaɪt, ˈzɪɡ-) noun a plant, such as an alga, that reproduces by means of zygospores zygophyte in American English (ˈzaiɡəˌfait, ˈzɪɡə-) noun a plant that reproduces by means of zygospores Word origin [1880–85; zygo- + -phyte]This word is first recorded in the period 1880–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Chief of Staff, barnstorm, irredentist, jackpot, regionalismzygo- is a combining form meaning “yoke,” “yoked,” “yoke-shaped,” used in the formationof compound words. Other words that use the affix zygo- include: zygodactyl, zygogenesis, zygomorphic, zygosporangium, zygospore; -phyte is a combining form meaning “plant,” used as the final element of compound words.Other words that use the affix -phyte include: cryptophyte, heterophyte, macrophyte, oophyte, schizophyte |
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