'Hysterophyte' definitions:
Definition of 'Hysterophyte'
From: GCIDE
- Hysterophyte \Hys*ter"o*phyte\, n. [Gr. "y`steros following + fyto`n plant.] (Bot.) A plant, like the fungus, which lives on dead or living organic matter. -- {Hys`ter*oph"y*tal}, a. [1913 Webster]