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gypsophyte

gypsophyte noun: any plant that tolerates or thrives in soil rich in chalk or limestone.

Noun

gypsophyte (plural gypsophytes)

  1. Any plant that tolerates or thrives in soil rich in chalk or limestone

Forms of gypsophyte

pluralgypsophytes

Origin of gypsophyte

From gypsum + -phyte (“plant”).

Questions about gypsophyte

What does gypsophyte mean?
Gypsophyte means any plant that tolerates or thrives in soil rich in chalk or limestone.
What part of speech is gypsophyte?
Gypsophyte is a noun.
What is the plural of gypsophyte?
The plural of gypsophyte is gypsophytes.

Words near gypsophyte in the dictionary

  1. gypsophile
  2. gypsophiles
  3. gypsophilic
  4. gypsophilous
  5. gypsophily
  6. gypsophyte
  7. gypsophytes
  8. gypsoplast
  9. gypsoplasts
  10. gypsotrioside
  11. gypstack

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