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anemophyte

anemophyte noun: a type of plant found growing in hollows created by wind in sand dunes, a blow-out plant.

Noun

anemophyte (plural anemophytes)

  1. A type of plant found growing in hollows created by wind in sand dunes, a blow-out plant.

Forms of anemophyte

pluralanemophytes

Origin of anemophyte

From anemo- (“wind”) + -phyte (“plant”).

Questions about anemophyte

What does anemophyte mean?
Anemophyte means a type of plant found growing in hollows created by wind in sand dunes, a blow-out plant.
What part of speech is anemophyte?
Anemophyte is a noun.
What is the plural of anemophyte?
The plural of anemophyte is anemophytes.

Words near anemophyte in the dictionary

  1. anemophilously
  2. anemophily
  3. anemophobia
  4. anemophobic
  5. anemophylous
  6. anemophyte
  7. anemophytes
  8. anemopyretic
  9. anemorumbometer
  10. anemorumbometers
  11. anemoscope

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