PHREATOPHYTE


Meaning of PHREATOPHYTE in English

[phre.at.o.phyte] n [Gk phreat-, phrear well + E -o- + -phyte] (1920): a deep-rooted plant that obtains its water from the water table or the layer of soil just above it -- phre.at.o.phyt.ic adj

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