somatophyte

noun

so·​ma·​to·​phyte

plural -s

: a plant composed of somatic cells that develop chiefly into adult tissue

all higher plants are somatophytes

compare asomatophyte

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary somat- + -phyte

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