helophyte

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any plant (typically found in marshy ground) whose buds overwinter under water; helophytes grow partially submerged, and regrow from beds below the water.

/ˈhɛləfaɪt/

helophyte helophytes

Ancient Greek ἕλος (hélos, “marsh”) + -phyte (“plant”)

limnodophyte

helophytic

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