different between zoophyte vs zoophytical

English

Alternative forms

• zoöphyte
• zoophite
• zoöphite

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?z???fa?t/, /?zu?fa?t/

Noun

zoophyte (plural zoophytes)

1. (biology, historical) 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. [from 17th c.]
2. (biology, historical) A plant believed to have the characteristics of an animal, especially a sensitive plant or vegetable lamb. [from 17th c.]
   • 1665, Robert Hooke, Micrographia, XIX:

     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 […]

Derived terms

Translations

English

Etymology

zoophyte +? -ical

Adjective

zoophytical (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to the zoophytes.

Synonyms

• zoophytal
• zoophytic