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Webster 1913 Edition

Anophyte

An′o-phyte

(ăn′ō̍-fīt)

,

Noun.

[Gr.

ἄνω

upward (fr.

ἀνά

up) +

φυτόν

a plant,

φύειν

to grow.]

(Bot.)

A moss or mosslike plant which cellular stems, having usually an upward growth and distinct leaves.