Azoophyte

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A plant-like organism that lacks the living animal characteristics often associated with zoophytes
2. An organism resembling a plant that is considered to have no animal nature or animal life
3. A plant-like form of life described as having no animal qualities, unlike the zoophytes it resembles

Etymology: The form combines Greek "zōion," meaning animal, and "phyton," meaning plant. The older "zoophyte," literally "animal-plant," was used for creatures that look like plants but are animals, such as sponges, corals, and sea anemones. The prefix in this form is probably the Greek privative "a-," meaning "without," which would suggest a living thing without the animal nature the older term claims. I cannot confirm how this particular form was coined or who first used it.