macrophyte

English

Etymology

From German Makrophyt, equivalent to macro- (“large”) +‎ -phyte (“plant”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈmakɹə(ʊ)fʌɪt/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈmækɹəˌfaɪt/

Noun

macrophyte (plural macrophytes)

1. (biology) Any normal macroscopic plant, especially an aquatic one.

Derived terms

• macrophytic

Translations

macroscopic plant

Finnish: makrofyytti French: macrophyte (fr) f Ido: makrofito (io) Italian: macrofita f Spanish: macrófito m

Anagrams

• chromatype, pachometry, phycomater

French

Etymology

From macro- (“large”) +‎ -phyte (“plant”).

Noun

macrophyte f (plural macrophytes)

1. (biology) macrophyte