| 单词 | ectophyte |
| 释义 | ectophyte in British English (ˈɛktəʊˌfaɪt) noun a parasitic plant that lives on the surface of its host Derived forms ectophytic (ˌɛktəʊˈfɪtɪk) adjective ectophyte in American English (ˈektəˌfait) noun a parasitic plant growing on an animal or another plant Derived forms ectophytic (ˌektəˈfɪtɪk) adjective Word origin [1880–85; ecto- + -phyte]This word is first recorded in the period 1880–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: highball, interface, irredentist, pari-mutuel, quotation mark-phyte is a combining form meaning “plant,” used as the final element of compound words.Other words that use the affix -phyte include: cryptophyte, epiphyte, lithophyte, oophyte, phreatophyte |
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