English Explanatory Dictionary

amphiphyte

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any plant that grows on the edges of water or wetlands, and is sometimes submerged.

Word forms

amphiphyte amphiphytes

Etymology

From amphi- (“near”) + -phyte (“flower”).

Related words

amphiphytic hydrophyte
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