List Of Words With The Suffix “phyte”

A suffix is a word ending that changes the meaning of the word it is attached to. The suffix ‘phyte’ is a very common suffix in the English language. It is derived from the Greek word ‘phyton’ which means plant.

The suffix ‘phyte’ is used to describe plants that have certain characteristics. For example, a ‘chasmophyte’ is a plant that grows in cracks and crevices, a ‘hematophyte’ is a plant that grows in blood, an ‘epiphyte’ is a plant that grows on another plant, a ‘holosaprophyte’ is a plant that obtains all of its nutrients from dead organic material, and a ‘hydrophyte’ is a plant that grows in or near water.

This article page provides a comprehensive list of words with the suffix ‘phyte’. The words are arranged by common usage and there are a total of 113 words in the list.

The words arranged in the lists below are in order of frequency of use, from left to right and down.

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