-phyte
A member of a taxonomic group of plants or algae, chiefly one whose taxonomic name ends (or ended) in -phyta.
Suffix
- A member of a taxonomic group of plants or algae, chiefly one whose taxonomic name ends (or ended) in -phyta.
- arthrophyte, cyanophyte
- A plant that grows in a specified habitat.
- acrophyte
- A plant that grows in a specified form or habit.
- anthophyte, macrophyte
- A pathological growth.
- osteophyte
Origin
From Ancient Greek φυτόν (phutón, “plant”).