-phyte
- Suffix. A taxonomic group of plants or algae, e.g. arthrophyte, cyanophyte.
- Suffix. A plant that grows in a specified habitat, e.g. acrophyte.
- Suffix. A plant that grows in a specified form or habit, e.g. anthophyte, macrophyte.
- Suffix. A pathological growth, e.g. osteophyte.
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