'Schizophyte' definitions:

Definition of 'Schizophyte'

From: GCIDE
  • Schizophyte \Schiz"o*phyte\, n. [Schizo- + Gr. ? a plant.] (Biol.) One of a class of vegetable organisms, in the classification of Cohn, which includes all of the inferior forms that multiply by fission, whether they contain chlorophyll or not. [1913 Webster]