English Explanatory Dictionary

geophyte

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A perennial plant, for example the potato or daffodil, which in spring propagates from an underground organ such as a bulb, tuber, corm or rhizome.

Pronunciation

/ˈdʒiːə(ʊ)fʌɪt/ /ˈd͡ʒioʊˌfaɪt/

Word forms

geophyte geophytes

Etymology

From geo- (“earth”) + -phyte (“plant”).

Derived words

geophytic hydrogeophyte
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