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dissophyte

dissophyte noun: in phytogeography, a plant of which the subterranean parts are adapted to mesophytic or even hydrophytic conditions, and the aerial parts to xerophytic conditions.

Noun

dissophyte (plural dissophytes)

  1. In phytogeography, a plant of which the subterranean parts are adapted to mesophytic or even hydrophytic conditions, and the aerial parts to xerophytic conditions.

Forms of dissophyte

pluraldissophytes

Origin of dissophyte

Ancient Greek δισσός (dissós, “double”) + -phyte (“plant”)

Questions about dissophyte

What does dissophyte mean?
Dissophyte means in phytogeography, a plant of which the subterranean parts are adapted to mesophytic or even hydrophytic conditions, and the aerial parts to xerophytic conditions.
What part of speech is dissophyte?
Dissophyte is a noun.
What is the plural of dissophyte?
The plural of dissophyte is dissophytes.

Words near dissophyte in the dictionary

  1. dissonantly
  2. dissonate
  3. dissonated
  4. dissonates
  5. dissonating
  6. dissophyte
  7. dissophytes
  8. dissorophid
  9. dissorophids
  10. dissorophoid
  11. dissorophoids

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