archaeophyte
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archaeophyte
- /ɑːˈkiː.əˌfaɪt/ UK
- /ˈɑː.ki.əˌfaɪt/ UK
- /ɑɹˈki.əˌfaɪt/ US
- /ˈɑɹ.ki.əˌfaɪt/ US
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From archaeo- (“ancient; early”) + -phyte (“a plant that grows in a specified habitat”). Archaeo- is derived from Ancient Greek ἀρχαῖος (arkhaîos, “ancient, primeval”), from ᾰ̓ρχή (ărkhḗ, “beginning, origin”) (from ἄρχω (árkhō, “to begin; to command, rule”) + -ῐος (-ĭos, “suffix forming adjectives”); while -phyte is from Ancient Greek φῠτόν (phŭtón, “plant; tree”), from φῠ́ω (phŭ́ō, “to arise, grow, spring up”) + -ον (-on, “suffix forming nouns”).
noun archaeophytes · archæophyte · archeophyte
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A plant which was introduced to an area by humans (or arrived naturally, but from an area in which it was present as a human introduction) and became naturalized before 1500 C.E. (but especially in prehistoric times).
[page 126] Archæophytes (Rikli), plants which have occurred constantly with us since pre-historic times, originally, however, growing wild nowhere in the country, field and garden weeds, […] [page 127] Further, the flora of the cultivated areas consists of a very heterogeneous element, e.g., the fie
Opposite: neophyte
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noun plant introduced to an area by humans (or arrived naturally, but from an area in which it was present as a human introduction) and became naturalized before 150
| Español | arqueófito |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Archäophyt |
| Ελληνικά | αρχαιόφυτα archaiófyta |
| Русский | археофит arxeofit |
Talk about this word "archaeophyte." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/archaeophyte. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. archaeophyte. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/archaeophyte "archaeophyte." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/archaeophyte.Cite this
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title = {archaeophyte},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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