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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin Trichophyton, from Ancient Greek θρίξ (thríx, “hair”) + φυτόν (phutón, “plant; creature”). By surface analysis, trico- + -fito.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /triˈkɔ.fi.to/
- Rhymes: -ɔfito
- Hyphenation: tri‧cò‧fi‧to
Noun
tricofito m (plural tricofiti)
- (botany) ringworm
Further reading
- tricofito in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
- tricofito in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
- tricòfito in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
- tricòfito in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana