English

macroplant

From macro- + plant.

Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- ‘to increase’

Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós ‘lean, meager’

Proto-Hellenic *makrós

Ancient Greek μακρός ‘long’

Latin planta ‘sprout, shoot, cutting’

Proto-West Germanic *plantu ‘plant’

Old English plante ‘young tree or shrub’

Middle English plante

English plant

Today it means

noun Any plant that is large enough to be seen with the naked eye

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / macroplant