Zoophyte

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Zoophyte \Zo"o*phyte\, n. [F. zoophyte, Gr. ?; zw^,on an animal
     + ? plant, akin to ? to be born, to be. See {Zodiac}, and
     {Be}, v. i.] (Zool.)
     (a) Any one of numerous species of invertebrate animals which
         more or less resemble plants in appearance, or mode of
         growth, as the corals, gorgonians, sea anemones,


         hydroids, bryozoans, sponges, etc., especially any of
         those that form compound colonies having a branched or
         treelike form, as many corals and hydroids.
     (b) Any one of the Zoophyta.
         [1913 Webster] Zoophytic

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  zoophyte
       n : any of various invertebrate animals resembling a plant such
           as a sea anemone or coral or sponge