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单词 cryophyte
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cryophyte

[ krahy-uh-fahyt ]
/ ˈkraɪ əˌfaɪt /

noun

any 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 cryophyte

First recorded in 1905–10; cryo- + -phyte

Words nearby cryophyte

cry on someone's shoulder, cryopathy, cryopexy, cryophilic, cryophylactic, cryophyte, cryoplankton, cryoprecipitate, cryopreservation, cryopreserve, cryoprobe
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British Dictionary definitions for cryophyte

cryophyte
/ (ˈkraɪəˌfaɪt) /

noun

an 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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