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helophyte en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈhɛləfaɪt/

Etymology

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

Meanings

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

Forms

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helophytes Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

helophytic

Hypernyms

hydrophyte

Synonyms

limnodophyte

Translations (4)

fi helofyytti (plant whose buds overwinter under water) · it elofita (plant whose buds overwinter under water) · nl helofyt (plant whose buds overwinter under water) · ro helofită (plant whose buds overwinter under water)