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Definition of: Cormophyta
(kôr·mof′i·tə) noun plural
A former primary division of the vegetable kingdom, embracing plants that possess a stem (axis) with leaves: distinguished from Thallophyta. [<NL <kormos trunk + phyton plant]
—cor·mo·phyte (kôr′mə·fīt)
—cor′mo·phyt′ic (-fit′ik) adjective
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