— schizophytic /skiz'euh fit"ik, skit'seuh-/ , adj.
/skiz"euh fuyt', skit"seuh-/ , n.
any of the Schizophyta, a group of organisms comprising the schizomycetes and the schizophyceous algae, characterized by a simple structure and reproduction by simple fission or spores.
[ 1875-80; SCHIZO- + -PHYTE ]