Words that rhyme with sporophyte
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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] -
halophyte
n 1: plant growing naturally in very salty soil -
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 -
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 -
hemimorphite
n 1: a white mineral; a common ore of zinc [syn: hemimorphite, calamine] -
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
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entophyte
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hyposulphite
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sulphite
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chamaephyte
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microphyte
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protophyte
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spermophyte
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phosphite
See also sporophyte definition
