hydrophyte

noun

hydrophyte

noun

/ˈhaɪdɹəfaɪt/

Etymology From hydro- (“water”) + -phyte (“plant”).

1

Biology, Botany, Natural sciences A plant that lives in or requires an abundance of water, usually excluding seaweed.

Derived terms: hydrophytic, hydrophytism, hydrophytous
Hyponyms: amphiphyte, elodeid, haptophyte, helophyte, hydatophyte, isoetid, nymphaeid, planktophyte, pleustophyte, rhizophyte, tenagophyte, trichophyte

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