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noun
Any plant having a proper stem or axis of growth, which is distinct from its leaves, phyllophyte
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Ancient Greek κορμός (kormós, “trunk stripped of its boughs”) -phyte (“plant”); see also corm (“swollen underground stem”), Latin cormus. By surface analysis, cormo- + -phyte.
