- microphyte
- (mi-kro-fi-t') s. m.Végétal extrêmement petit.Micro..., et terme grec signifiant végétal.
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Microphyte — Mi cro*phyte, n. [Micro + Gr. ? a plant: cf. F. microphyte.] (Bot.) A very minute plant, one of certain unicellular alg[ae], such as the germs of various infectious diseases are believed to be. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
microphyte — [mikʀɔfit] n. f. ÉTYM. 1868; de micro , et phyte. ❖ ♦ Biol. Végétal microscopique unicellulaire … Encyclopédie Universelle
microphyte — [mī′krō fīt΄, mī΄krəfīt΄] n. [ MICRO + PHYTE] any microscopically small plant microphytic [mī′krōfit′ik, mī΄krəfit′ik] adj … English World dictionary
Microphyte — The microalgae Nannochloropsis sp., viewed under a light microscope Microphytes or microalgae are microscopic algae, typically found in freshwater and marine systems. [1] They are unicellular species which exist individually, or in chains or gr … Wikipedia
microphyte — microphytic /muy kreuh fit ik/, adj. /muy kreuh fuyt /, n. a microscopic plant. [1860 65; MICRO + PHYTE] * * * … Universalium
microphyte — noun Any microscopic plant or alga … Wiktionary
microphyte — mi·cro·phyte mī krə .fīt n a microscopic plant (as a bacterium, fungus, or alga) mi·cro·phyt·ic .mī krə fit ik adj * * * mi·cro·phyte (miґkro fīt) [micro + phyte] a microscopic vegetable organism. Cf. microzoon … Medical dictionary
microphyte — mi·cro·phyte … English syllables
microphyte — /ˈmaɪkroʊfaɪt/ (say muykrohfuyt) noun 1. a microscopic plant, especially a parasite. 2. a plant dwarfed by poor nourishment …
microphyte — n. microscopic vegetable organism. ♦ microphytal, ♦ microphytic,, a. ♦ microphytology, n. study of these … Dictionary of difficult words
