dissophyte

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. In phytogeography, a plant of which the subterranean parts are adapted to mesophytic or even hydrophytic conditions, and the aerial parts to xerophytic conditions.

Word forms

dissophyte dissophytes

Etymology

Ancient Greek δισσός (dissós, “double”) + -phyte (“plant”)

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