hydrophyte
/ˈhaɪdɹəfaɪt/
hydrophyte noun: a plant that lives in or requires an abundance of water, usually excluding seaweed.
Noun
hydrophyte (plural hydrophytes)
- A plant that lives in or requires an abundance of water, usually excluding seaweed.
- Synonyms:
- aquatic plant, water plant
hydrophyte meaning in Tamil, Tagalog, Indonesian and Thai
hydrophyte in Tamil
- நீர்த்தாவரம், நீரில் வாழும் தாவரம்
hydrophyte in Tagalog
- plant that lives in or requires an abundance of water
- halamang danumin
hydrophyte in Indonesian
- plant that lives in or requires an abundance of water
- tumbuhan air
hydrophyte in Thai
- plant that lives in or requires an abundance of water
- พืชน้ำ, ไม้น้ำ
Synonyms of hydrophyte
- aquatic plant
- water plant
Forms of hydrophyte
| plural | hydrophytes |
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Origin of hydrophyte
From hydro- (“water”) + -phyte (“plant”).
Words formed from hydrophyte
Questions about hydrophyte
- What does hydrophyte mean?
- Hydrophyte means a plant that lives in or requires an abundance of water, usually excluding seaweed.
- What is hydrophyte in Tamil?
- Hydrophyte in Tamil is நீர்த்தாவரம், நீரில் வாழும் தாவரம். See Hydrophyte meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is hydrophyte?
- Hydrophyte is a noun.
- How do you pronounce hydrophyte?
- Hydrophyte is pronounced /ˈhaɪdɹəfaɪt/.
- What is the plural of hydrophyte?
- The plural of hydrophyte is hydrophytes.
Words near hydrophyte in the dictionary
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