zoophyte

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/ˈzəʊəfaɪt/(UK)

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/ˈzəʊəfaɪt/(UK) · /ˈzuːfaɪt/(UK)

Definition of zoophyte

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noun

(historical)An animal thought to have the characteristics of a plant, later specifically an invertebrate of the (former) group Zoophyta, comprising sponges, corals and sea anemones.

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noun

(historical)An animal thought to have the characteristics of a plant, later specifically an invertebrate of the (former) group Zoophyta, comprising sponges, corals and sea anemones.
(historical)A plant believed to have the characteristics of an animal, especially a sensitive plant or vegetable lamb.

“And besides, as there are many Zoophyts, and sensitive Plants […] so have we, in some Authors, Instances of Plants turning into Animals, and Animals into Plants, and the like […]”

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From zoo- + -phyte, after Middle French zoophyte; later reinforced by scientific Latin Zoophyta.

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