sarcophyte, sarcophyte

[Pref.sarco-, and Gr. phyton =a plant.] Botany : 1. Of the first form : The typical genus of Sarco phytidese (q.v.). 2. Of the second form: The only known species of the genus. It is a fungus-like plant, with a very bad smell, parasitic on the root of Cape Mimosas. sar-co-phy-tid-e-æ, s . pl . [Mod. Latin sarcophyt(e); Lat. fem. pl. adj. suff.- ideæ .] Bot.: A tribe of Balanophoraceae (q.v.).