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chamaephyte

/ˈkæmiːfaɪt/

chamaephyte noun: any low perennial plant whose buds overwinter just above soil level.

Noun

chamaephyte (plural chamaephytes)

  1. Any low perennial plant whose buds overwinter just above soil level
    Synonyms:
    chamerophyte

Synonyms of chamaephyte

Forms of chamaephyte

pluralchamaephytes

Origin of chamaephyte

From Danish kamæfyt, chamæfyt, equivalent to chamae- (“ground”) + -phyte (“plant”) (first element from Ancient Greek χαμαί (khamaí, “on the ground”)).

Questions about chamaephyte

What does chamaephyte mean?
Chamaephyte means any low perennial plant whose buds overwinter just above soil level.
What part of speech is chamaephyte?
Chamaephyte is a noun.
How do you pronounce chamaephyte?
Chamaephyte is pronounced /ˈkæmiːfaɪt/.
What is the plural of chamaephyte?
The plural of chamaephyte is chamaephytes.

Words near chamaephyte in the dictionary

  1. chamaeleontids
  2. chamaeleontiform
  3. chamaeleontiforms
  4. chamaemyiid
  5. chamaemyiids
  6. chamaephyte
  7. chamaephytes
  8. chamaesiphonaceous
  9. chamal
  10. chamals
  11. chaman

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