'Zygophyte' definitions:

Definition of 'Zygophyte'

From: GCIDE
  • Zygophyte \Zy"go*phyte\, n. [Gr. zygo`n a yoke + fyto`n a plant.] (Bot.) Any plant of a proposed class or grand division (Zygophytes, Zygophyta, or Zygosporeae), in which reproduction consists in the union of two similar cells. Cf. Oophyte. [1913 Webster + CM]