ectophyte

ec·to·phyte

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ek-tuh-fahyt]
- /ˈɛk təˌfaɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ek-tuh-fahyt]
- /ˈɛk təˌfaɪt/

Definitions of ectophyte word

noun ectophyte a parasitic plant growing on an animal or another plant. 1
noun ectophyte (biology) Any plant that lives as a parasite on the surface of another organism. 1
noun ectophyte a parasitic plant that lives on the surface of its host 0

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Origin of ectophyte

First appearance:

before 1880

One of the 23% newest English words

First recorded in 1880-85; ecto- + -phyte

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Parts of speech for Ectophyte

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Ectophyte

ectophyte popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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