| CORMOPHYTIC | • cormophytic adj. Of or relating to cormophytes; having the character of a cormophyte. • CORMOPHYTIC adj. like a cormophyte. |
| GLYCOPHYTIC | • glycophytic adj. Relating to glycophytes. • GLYCOPHYTIC adj. like a glycophyte, any plant that will only grow healthily in soils with a low content of sodium salts. |
| HALOPHYTISM | • HALOPHYTISM n. the state of being a halophyte. |
| HOLOPHYTISM | • holophytism n. (Biology) The property of being a holophyte. • HOLOPHYTISM n. the property of being holophytic, obtaining food by photosynthesis. |
| HYDROPHYTIC | • hydrophytic adj. Relating to hydrophytes. • HYDROPHYTIC adj. growing in or by water, also HYDROPHYTOUS. |
| HYGROPHYTIC | • hygrophytic adj. Of or relating to hygrophytes. • HYGROPHYTIC adj. of or like a hygrophyte, a plant adapted to a plentiful water-supply. |
| LITHOPHYTIC | • lithophytic adj. Of or pertaining to lithophytes. • lithophytic n. Alternative form of lithophyte. • LITHOPHYTIC adj. of or like a lithophyte, a plant that grows on rock. |
| MACROPHYTIC | • macrophytic adj. Relating to macrophytes. • MACROPHYTIC adj. relating to a macrophyte. |
| MICROPHYTIC | • microphytic adj. Relating to microphytes. • MICROPHYTIC adj. of or like a microphyte. |
| OSTEOPHYTIC | • osteophytic adj. Relating to osteophytes. • OSTEOPHYTIC adj. like an osteophyte, an abnormal bony outgrowth. |
| PROTOPHYTIC | • protophytic adj. Of or relating to the protophytes. • PROTOPHYTIC adj. relating to a protophyte. |
| PSILOPHYTIC | • psilophytic adj. Relating to psilophytes. • PSILOPHYTIC adj. of or like a psilophyte, a kind of extinct plant. |
| SAPROPHYTIC | • saprophytic adj. Relating to saprophytes. • SAPROPHYTIC adj. relating to a saprophyte. |
| SPOROPHYTIC | • sporophytic adj. (Botany) Of or pertaining to a sporophyte plant. • sporophytic adj. (Botany) Having the characteristics of a sporophyte. • SPOROPHYTIC adj. of or like a sporophyte. |
| TROPOPHYTIC | • TROPOPHYTIC adj. of or like a tropophyte, a plant adapted to alterations of moisture and drought. |
| XEROPHYTISM | • xerophytism n. (Botany) The adaptation of plants to habitats where water is scarce. • XEROPHYTISM n. being a xerophyte. |
| ZOOPHYTICAL | • zoophytical adj. Of or pertaining to the zoophytes. • ZOOPHYTICAL adj. relating to a zoophyte, a plantlike animal, as coral, sea anemone, etc., also ZOOPHYTIC. |