cryptophyte

noun

cryp·​to·​phyte

ˈkriptəˌfīt

plural -s

: a plant that produces its buds underwater or underground on corms, bulbs, or rhizomes

cryptophytic

¦⸗⸗¦fitik

adjective

Word History

Etymology

probably from French, from crypt- + -phyte

First Known Use

1909, in the meaning defined above

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