Schizophyte
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Schizophyte — Schiz o*phyte, n. [Schizo + Gr. ? a plant.] (Biol.) One of a class of vegetable organisms, in the classification of Cohn, which includes all of the inferior forms that multiply by fission, whether they contain chlorophyll or not. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
schizophyte — [skiz′ə fīt΄, skit′səfīt΄] n. [ SCHIZO + PHYTE] in some systems of classification, any of a division (Schizophyta) of plants which consist of a single cell, or a chain or colony of cells, and reproduce only by simple fission or by asexual spores … English World dictionary
schizophyte — schizophytic /skiz euh fit ik, skit seuh /, adj. /skiz euh fuyt , skit seuh /, n. any of the Schizophyta, a group of organisms comprising the schizomycetes and the schizophyceous algae, characterized by a simple structure and reproduction by… … Universalium
schizophyte — noun the class of primitive plants that reproduce solely by fission … Wiktionary
schizophyte — schizo·phyte … English syllables
schizophyte — /ˈskɪtsoʊfaɪt/ (say skitsohfuyt) noun any of the Schizophyta, a group of plants comprising the schizomycetes and the schizophyceous algae, characterised by a simple structure and by reproduction by simple fission or by spores. {New Latin… …
schizophyte — ˈskizəˌfīt noun ( s) Etymology: New Latin Schizophyta : one of the Schizophyta * * * schizophytic /skiz euh fit ik, skit seuh /, adj. /skiz euh fuyt , skit seuh /, n. any of the Schizophyta, a group of organisms comprising the schizomycetes a … Useful english dictionary
schizocarp — n. compound fruit splitting into several one seeded ones. ♦ schizocarpic, ♦ schizocarpous, a. ♦ schizogenesis, ♦ schizogony, n. reproduction by division. ♦ schizoid, a. pertaining to, like or suffering from schizophrenia. ♦… … Dictionary of difficult words
