CHAMAEPHYTE


Meaning of CHAMAEPHYTE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈka-mi-ˌfīt ]

noun

Etymology: Greek chamai on the ground + English -phyte — more at humble

Date: 1913

: a perennial plant that bears its perennating buds just above the surface of the soil

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.