PHREATOPHYTE


Meaning of PHREATOPHYTE in English

— phreatophytic /free at'euh fit"ik/ , adj.

/free at"euh fuyt'/ , n.

a long-rooted plant that absorbs its water from the water table or the soil above it.

[ 1915-20; phreat- (see PHREATIC) + -O- + -PHYTE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .