💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Biophyte"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| heterophytenoun | (biology) Any plant that obtains its nourishment from other (living or dead) plants; includes parasites and saprophytes |
| phytophilenoun | A person who is especially interested in plants |
| phytobenthosnoun | (biology) Benthic organisms that are plants or algae. |
| ectophytenoun | (biology) Any plant that lives as a parasite on the surface of another organism |
| phytophilnoun | (biology) Alternative form of phytophile. [(biology) Any organism that thrives around plants] |
| phorophytenoun | (botany) Any plant on which an epiphyte grows |
| entomophytenoun | (ecology) Any plant growing as a parasite within an insect or its larva |
| necrophytenoun | (biology) Any plant or fungus that grows on dead plant material |
| periphytivorenoun | (biology) Any organism that eats periphyton |
| cryptophytenoun | (biology) Any plant whose buds overwinter either below ground, or under water |
| holophytenoun | (biology) Any organism that produces its own food through photosynthesis. |
| phytophagannoun | Any organism that eats plants. |
| lithophytenoun | (biology) Any plant that lives grows on rocks, obtaining nourishment from rain and the atmosphere. |
| phytophagenoun | (biology) herbivore |
| sensitive plantnoun | A plant that moves in response to touch and other physical stimuli; especially Mimosa pudica, an annual plant native to Central and South America. |
| phytobacteriumnoun | A bacterium that lives in or on a plant. |
| host plantnoun | (biology) A plant that supplies food resources and substrate for certain insects or other fauna. |
| phytosymbiontnoun | A symbiont that is a plant |
| hemiepiphytenoun | (biology) Any plant that spends part of its life cycle as an epiphyte |
| zoophytenoun | (biology, historical) An animal thought to have the characteristics of a plant, later specifically an invertebrate of the (former) group Zoophyta, comprising sponges, corals and sea anemones. |
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