ergasiophygophyte

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek ἐργᾰσίᾱ (ergasíā, “work, production”) + φῠγή (phugḗ, “flight”) +‎ -phyte (“plant”)

Noun

ergasiophygophyte (plural ergasiophygophytes)

1. (ecology, rare) Any formerly cultivated plant that has escaped into the wild.
   • 2003, Ludwik Frey, Problems of grass biology, page 196:

     12 taxa were numbered among ergasiophygophytes

Related terms

• ergasiophyte

See also

• naturalize

Further reading

• “ergasiophygophyte”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.