- microphyte
[microphyte 词源字典]
- "Any microscopic or very small organism considered (or at one time considered) to belong to the plant kingdom; especially a microscopic alga", Mid 19th cent.; earliest use found in David Page (1814–1879), geologist and author. From micro- + -phyte. Compare French microphyte.[microphyte etymology, microphyte origin, 英语词源]