cryptophyte
English
Etymology
crypto- (“hidden”) + -phyte (“plant”)
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɹɪptə(ʊ)fʌɪt/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈkɹɪptəˌfaɪt/
Noun
cryptophyte (plural cryptophytes)
- (biology) Any plant whose buds overwinter either below ground, or under water
- (biology) A cryptomonad
French
Noun
cryptophyte m (plural cryptophytes)
- cryptophyte
Further reading
- “cryptophyte”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.