PHREATOPHYTE


Meaning of PHREATOPHYTE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ frē-ˈa-tə-ˌfīt ]

noun

Etymology: Greek phreat-, phrear well + English -o- + -phyte

Date: 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 -ˌa-tə-ˈfi-tik adjective

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