Cormophytic

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to cormophytes; having the character of a cormophyte.

    "They are more vegetable than animal, if these terms can be applied to the sort of matter composing them, and have a somewhat fungoid structure; though the presence of a chlorophyll-like substance and a very singular nutritive system differentiate them altogether from true cormophytic fungi."

Example

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"They are more vegetable than animal, if these terms can be applied to the sort of matter composing them, and have a somewhat fungoid structure; though the presence of a chlorophyll-like substance and a very singular nutritive system differentiate them altogether from true cormophytic fungi."

Etymology

From cormophyte + -ic.

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