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cryophyte

cryophyte noun: any plant whose buds overwinter below ground.

Noun

cryophyte (plural cryophytes)

  1. Any plant whose buds overwinter below ground
  2. Any plant that grows on ice or snow

Forms of cryophyte

pluralcryophytes

Origin of cryophyte

From cryo- (“cold, freezing”) + -phyte (“plant”).

Questions about cryophyte

What does cryophyte mean?
Cryophyte means any plant whose buds overwinter below ground.
What part of speech is cryophyte?
Cryophyte is a noun.
What is the plural of cryophyte?
The plural of cryophyte is cryophytes.

Words near cryophyte in the dictionary

  1. cryophoruses
  2. cryophylactic
  3. cryophysics
  4. cryophysiological
  5. cryophysiology
  6. cryophyte
  7. cryophytes
  8. cryophytic
  9. cryoplanation
  10. cryoplasty
  11. cryoplunger

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