单词 | cryophyte |
释义 | cryophyte[ krahy-uh-fahyt ] / ˈkraɪ əˌfaɪt / nounany plant, as certain algae, mosses, fungi, and bacteria, that grows on ice or snow. any low-growing, succulent, blooming plant of the genus Cryophytum (or Mesembryanthemum), certain species of which form extensive mats along the southwestern coasts of the U.S. Origin of cryophyteFirst recorded in 1905–10; cryo- + -phyte Words nearby cryophytecry on someone's shoulder, cryopathy, cryopexy, cryophilic, cryophylactic, cryophyte, cryoplankton, cryoprecipitate, cryopreservation, cryopreserve, cryoprobe Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for cryophytecryophyte / (ˈkraɪəˌfaɪt) / nounan organism, esp an alga or moss, that grows on snow or ice Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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