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benthophyte

benthophyte noun: any plant that grows on the bed of a river or other body of water.

Noun

benthophyte (plural benthophytes)

  1. Any plant that grows on the bed of a river or other body of water

Forms of benthophyte

pluralbenthophytes

Origin of benthophyte

From bentho- (“related to the benthos (flora and fauna of the deep)”) + -phyte (“plant”).

Questions about benthophyte

What does benthophyte mean?
Benthophyte means any plant that grows on the bed of a river or other body of water.
What part of speech is benthophyte?
Benthophyte is a noun.
What is the plural of benthophyte?
The plural of benthophyte is benthophytes.

Words near benthophyte in the dictionary

  1. benthophages
  2. benthophagous
  3. benthophil
  4. benthophilic
  5. benthophils
  6. benthophyte
  7. benthophytes
  8. benthos
  9. benthoscape
  10. benthoscapes
  11. benthoscope

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