phreatophyte

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any plant, typically living in deserts, that obtains its water from long taproots that reach the water table

/fɹɪˈatəfʌɪt/ /fɹiˈædəˌfaɪt/

phreatophyte phreatophytes

From phreatic + -phyte (“plant”).

aphreatophyte

phreatophytic

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