Word: zygophyte
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: zy
go
phyte
Definition: Any plant of a proposed class or grand division in which reproduction consists in the union of two similar cells.
Morphemes:
Affix: zygo-
Language: en
Meaning: union; pair
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ζυγόν
Language: grc
Decoded: zugon
Meaning: yoke
Affix: -phyte
Language: en
Meaning: plant
Etymology Compounds: Affix: φυτόν
Language: grc
Decoded: phuton
Meaning: plant