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• plant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances
Example sentence• Certain autophytes thrive in environments with abundant sunlight. |
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• any of numerous plants of the division Bryophyta
Example sentence• Mosses and liverworts are examples of bryophytes. |
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• plant growing naturally in very salty soil
Example sentence• Saltmarsh grasses are halophytes that thrive in saline habitats. |
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• Any plant, typically living in deserts, that obtains its water from long taproots that reach the water table
Example sentence• These phreatophytes can access groundwater in arid environments. |
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• Any parasitic fungus (mycosis) that infects the skin (tinea, ringworm, jock itch, athlete's foot).
Example sentence• Treatment of dermatophytes usually involves antifungal medications. |
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• the gamete-bearing individual or phase in the life cycle of a plant having alternation of generations
Example sentence• In seedless plants, the gametophytes are the dominant generation. |
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• plant that reproduces by means of seeds not spores
Example sentence• Gymnosperms are a group of spermatophytes that bear naked seeds. |
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Example sentence• The chrysophytes play a crucial role in the food chain of many aquatic ecosystems. |
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Example sentence• The survival strategies of cryophytes allow them to withstand extremely low temperatures. |
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• Any organism (generally a bacterium, fungus or alga) that lives inside a plant
Example sentence• Certain endophytes can assist plants in fighting off pathogens. |
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Example sentence• Some entophytes can be found in the roots of certain trees. |
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• an organism that produces its own food by photosynthesis
Example sentence• Some holophytes have adapted to extreme conditions and can survive in harsh environments. |
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• a plant that grows partly or wholly in water whether rooted in the mud, as a lotus, or floating without anchorage, as the water hyacinth
Example sentence• Many hydrophytes have special structures for floating or submerged in water. |
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• plant that grows on rocks or stony soil and derives nourishment from the atmosphere
Example sentence• Some lithophytes have underground roots that penetrate into the cracks and crevices of rocks. |
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• Any normal macroscopic plant, especially an aquatic one.
Example sentence• The presence of macrophytes can indicate a healthy aquatic ecosystem. |
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• the spore-producing individual or phase in the life cycle of a plant having alternation of generations
Example sentence• In the life cycle of ferns, sporophytes are the dominant phase. |
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• any of a group of cryptogamic organisms consisting principally of a thallus and thus showing no differentiation into stem and root and leaf
Example sentence• Some thallophytes, such as algae, obtain their nutrients directly from water or the surrounding environment. |
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• plant adapted for life with a limited supply of water; compare hydrophyte and mesophyte
Example sentence• There are many xerophytes in the desert that have adapted to survive in arid conditions. |
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Example sentence• The cycadophytes are often referred to as living fossils due to their ancient lineage. |
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Example sentence• Orchids are ectophytes that often grow on tree trunks. |
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Example sentence• Some examples of glycophytes include lettuce, radishes, and tomatoes. |
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Example sentence• There is ongoing research on the evolutionary relationship between gnetophytes and other seed plants. |
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Example sentence• The presence of helophytes indicates the presence of water bodies. |
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Example sentence• These tropophytes can survive long periods of drought by going dormant. |
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• the female gametophyte produced by the megaspore of a plant that produces both microspore and megaspores
Example sentence• In pine trees, the megagametophytes are enclosed within the ovule. |
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Example sentence• Ferns are examples of cormophytes. |
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Example sentence• Some cyanophytes are capable of fixing atmospheric nitrogen, making them important in nutrient cycling. |
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Example sentence• The study of protophytes is important for understanding freshwater ecology. |
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Example sentence• The dune ecosystem is home to various species of psammophytes. |
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Example sentence• Some schizophytes can undergo multiple fission or fragmentation. |
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Example sentence• The majority of plants on Earth are classified as spermophytes. |
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Example sentence• Frequent wildfires help therophytes to thrive in certain ecosystems. |
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Example sentence• Some zygophytes, such as water ferns, exhibit unique reproductive structures. |
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Example sentence• The leaves of heliophytes are adapted to maximize sun exposure. |
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