The combining form -phyte is used like a suffix meaning “plant.” It is often used in scientific terms, especially in biology and botany.

What words have Phyte in them?

• endophyte.
• halophyte.
• aerophyte.
• bryophyte.
• mesophyte.
• holophyte.
• xerophyte.
• zoophytes.

Does neo mean new?

a combining form meaning “new,” “recent,” “revived,” “modified,” used in the formation of compound words: neo-Darwinism; Neolithic; neoorthodoxy; neophyte. … a combining form used in the names of isomers having a carbon atom attached to four carbon atoms: neoarsphenamine. Also especially before a vowel, ne-.