ephemerophyte

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any ephemeral plant, usually in the sense of native or naturalised plants having a short lifespan, but sometimes also in reference to annual plants which cannot sustainably propagate in an environment but can survive in it.

Word forms

ephemerophyte ephemerophytes

Etymology

From ephemero- + -phyte.

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