dissophyte
Meanings
noun
- 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
Etymology
Ancient Greek δισσός (dissós, “double”) + -phyte (“plant”)
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