Words that rhyme with halophyte

  • bryophyte
    n 1: any of numerous plants of the division Bryophyta [syn: bryophyte, nonvascular plant]
  • bullfight
    n 1: a Spanish or Portuguese or Latin American spectacle; a matador baits and (usually) kills a bull in an arena before many spectators [syn: bullfight, corrida]
  • cockfight
    n 1: a match in a cockpit between two fighting cocks heeled with metal gaffs
  • dogfight
    n 1: a fiercely disputed contest; "their rancor dated from a political dogfight between them"; "a real dogfight for third place"; "a prolonged dogfight over their rival bids for the contract" 2: disorderly fighting [syn: hassle, scuffle, tussle, dogfight, rough-and-tumble] 3: an aerial engagement between fighter planes 4: a violent fight between dogs (sometimes organized illegally for entertainment and gambling) v 1: arrange for an illegal dogfight 2: engage in an aerial battle with another fighter plane
  • epiphyte
    n 1: plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and rain; usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on it [syn: air plant, epiphyte, aerophyte, epiphytic plant]
  • graphite
    n 1: used as a lubricant and as a moderator in nuclear reactors [syn: graphite, black lead, plumbago]
  • gunfight
    n 1: a fight involving shooting small arms with the intent to kill or frighten [syn: gunfight, gunplay, shootout]
  • hygrophyte
    n 1: a plant that grows in a moist habitat
  • neophyte
    n 1: a plant that is found in an area where it had not been recorded previously 2: any new participant in some activity [syn: newcomer, fledgling, fledgeling, starter, neophyte, freshman, newbie, entrant] 3: a new convert being taught the principles of Christianity by a catechist [syn: catechumen, neophyte]
  • outfight
    v 1: to fight better than; get the better of; "the Rangers outfought the Maple Leafs"; "The French forces outfought the Germans"
  • saprophyte
    n 1: an organism that feeds on dead organic matter especially a fungus or bacterium [syn: saprophyte, saprophytic organism]
  • spermatophyte
    n 1: plant that reproduces by means of seeds not spores [syn: spermatophyte, phanerogam, seed plant]
  • zoophyte
    n 1: any of various invertebrate animals resembling a plant such as a sea anemone or coral or sponge
  • sporophyte
    n 1: the spore-producing individual or phase in the life cycle of a plant having alternation of generations
  • holophyte
    n 1: an organism that produces its own food by photosynthesis
  • hydrophyte
    n 1: a plant that grows partly or wholly in water whether rooted in the mud, as a lotus, or floating without anchorage, as the water hyacinth [syn: aquatic plant, water plant, hydrophyte, hydrophytic plant]
  • lithophyte
    n 1: plant that grows on rocks or stony soil and derives nourishment from the atmosphere [syn: lithophyte, lithophytic plant]
  • thallophyte
    n 1: any of a group of cryptogamic organisms consisting principally of a thallus and thus showing no differentiation into stem and root and leaf
  • xerophyte
    n 1: plant adapted for life with a limited supply of water; compare hydrophyte and mesophyte [syn: desert plant, xerophyte, xerophytic plant, xerophile, xerophilous plant]
  • gametophyte
    n 1: the gamete-bearing individual or phase in the life cycle of a plant having alternation of generations
  • osteophyte
    n 1: small abnormal bony outgrowth
  • pteridophyte
    n 1: plants having vascular tissue and reproducing by spores [syn: pteridophyte, nonflowering plant]
  • prizefight
    n 1: a boxing match between professional boxers for a cash prize [syn: prizefight, prize fight] v 1: box for a prize or money
  • bisulphite
  • entophyte
  • hyposulphite
  • sulphite
  • chamaephyte
  • microphyte
  • protophyte
  • spermophyte
  • phosphite

See also halophyte definition