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zoophyte

noun

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈzəʊəfaɪt/ / /ˈzuːfaɪt/

noun

Etymology: From zoo- + -phyte, after Middle French zoophyte; later reinforced by scientific Latin Zoophyta.

  1. An animal thought to have the characteristics of a plant, later specifically an invertebrate of the (former) group Zoophyta, comprising sponges, corals and sea anemones.
  2. A plant believed to have the characteristics of an animal, especially a sensitive plant or vegetable lamb.

    “And besides, as there are many Zoophyts, and sensitive Plants […] so have we, in some Authors, Instances of Plants turning into Animals, and Animals into Plants, and the like […]”