cryophyte

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any plant whose buds overwinter below ground
  2. Any plant that grows on ice or snow

Word forms

cryophyte cryophytes

Etymology

From cryo- (“cold, freezing”) + -phyte (“plant”).

Related words

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