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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Microphyte

· Mi·cro·phyte · IPA /ˈmaɪkɹoʊˌfaɪt/
01 n. A very minute plant, one of certain unicellular algae, such as the germs of various infectious diseases are believed to be.
  1. 1.
    A very minute plant, one of certain unicellular algae, such as the germs of various infectious diseases are believed to be.(Bot.)