-phyte

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. n. A plant with a specified character or habitat: halophyte.
2. n. A pathological growth: osteophyte.

Wiktionary

1. n. A taxonomic group of plants or algae, e.g. arthrophyte, cyanophyte.
2. n. A plant that grows in a specified habitat, e.g. acrophyte.
3. n. A plant that grows in a specified form or habit, e.g. anthophyte, macrophyte.
4. n. A pathological growth, e.g. osteophyte.