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- US Pronunciation
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- [krip-tuh-fahyt]
- /ˈkrɪp təˌfaɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [krip-tuh-fahyt]
- /ˈkrɪp təˌfaɪt/
Definitions of cryptophyte word
- noun cryptophyte any perennial plant that bears its buds below the soil or water surface 3
- noun cryptophyte Botany. a plant that forms its reproductive structures, as corms or bulbs, underground or underwater. 1
- noun cryptophyte Biology. cryptomonad. 1
- noun cryptophyte (biology) Any plant whose buds overwinter either below ground, or under water. 1
- noun cryptophyte (biology) A cryptomonad. 0
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Origin of cryptophyte
First appearance:
before 1900 One of the 17% newest English words
First recorded in 1900-05; crypto- + -phyte
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Parts of speech for Cryptophyte
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cryptophyte popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
cryptophyte usage trend in Literature
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