| BRYOPHYTE | • bryophyte n. (Botany) Any plant of the division Bryophyta, defined sensu lato to comprise the mosses, liverworts… • BRYOPHYTE n. a member of the Bryophyta, one of the main groups of the vegetable kingdom, mosses and liverworts. |
| CRYOPHYTE | • cryophyte n. (Botany) Any plant whose buds overwinter below ground. • cryophyte n. (Botany) Any plant that grows on ice or snow. • CRYOPHYTE n. an organism esp. an alga or moss that grows on snow or ice. |
| CYTOPATHY | • cytopathy n. (Microbiology, pathology) The disease or deterioration of a cell, or of the structures contained within a cell. • CYTOPATHY n. a disease or disorder of a cell. |
| DYSTROPHY | • dystrophy n. A wasting of body tissues, of either genetic origin or due to inadequate or defective nutrition. • DYSTROPHY n. impaired or imperfect nutrition; any of several disorders in which there is wasting of muscle tissue, also DYSTROPHIA. |
| HELIOTYPY | • heliotypy n. A method of transferring pictures from photographic negatives to hardened gelatin plates from which… • HELIOTYPY n. a photomechanical process in which the gelatine relief is itself used to print from. |
| HYLOPHYTE | • HYLOPHYTE n. a woodland plant. |
| HYPOCOTYL | • hypocotyl n. (Botany) In plants with seeds, that portion of the embryo or seedling between the root and cotyledons. • HYPOCOTYL n. the stem of a plant below the cotyledons. |
| HYPONASTY | • hyponasty n. (Botany) an upward bending of leaves or other plant parts, caused by increased growth on their lower surface. • HYPONASTY n. a tendency in part of a plant to grow more rapidly on the underside, so that it curves upwards. |
| HYPOSTYLE | • hypostyle adj. (Architecture) Having a roof supported on a row of columns. • hypostyle n. (Architecture) A building or chamber whose roof is supported on a row of columns. • HYPOSTYLE adj. having a roof supported by columns. |
| PHONOTYPY | • phonotypy n. (Historical) A method of phonetic printing of the English language, in which nearly all the ordinary… • PHONOTYPY n. the transcription into phonetic spelling advocated for ordinary use. |
| PHOTOTYPY | • phototypy n. The art or process of producing phototypes. • PHOTOTYPY n. the art or process of producing phototypes. |
| PHYTOGENY | • phytogeny n. (Biology) phytogenesis. • PHYTOGENY n. the doctrine of the generation of plants. |
| PHYTOLOGY | • phytology n. (Biology) the study of plants; botany. • PHYTOLOGY n. the study of plants. |
| PHYTOTOMY | • phytotomy n. (Botany, dated) The study of the internal structures of plants. • PHYTOTOMY n. the dissection of plants; vegetable anatomy. |
| POLYMATHY | • polymathy n. The knowledge of many arts and sciences; variety of learning. • POLYMATHY n. the knowledge of many arts and sciences. |
| POLYPTYCH | • polyptych n. (Art) a work consisting of multiple painted or carved panels joined together, often with hinges. • POLYPTYCH n. a decorated altarpiece or panel with 3 or more hinged sections that can be folded together. |
| ZYGOPHYTE | • zygophyte n. (Botany, obsolete) Any plant of a formerly proposed class or grand division (Zygophytes, Zygophyta… • ZYGOPHYTE n. a plant that reproduces by the union of two similar cells. |