Definitions for cryophyte

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cryophyte cry·o·phyte

Spelling: [krahy-uh-fahyt]

IPA: /ˈkraɪ əˌfaɪt/

Cryophyte is a 9 letter English word.

You can make 316 anagrams from letters in cryophyte (cehoprtyy).

Definitions for cryophyte

noun

1. any plant, as certain algae, mosses, fungi, and bacteria, that grows on ice or snow.
2. any low-growing, succulent, blooming plant of the genus Cryophytum (or Mesembryanthemum), certain species of which form extensive mats along the southwestern coasts of the U.S.

Origin of cryophyte

First recorded in 1905-10; cryo- + -phyte