hygrophyte
/ˈhaɪɡɹəʊfaɪt/
hygrophyte noun: any plant that thrives on very wet but not submerged ground.
Noun
hygrophyte (plural hygrophytes)
- Any plant that thrives on very wet but not submerged ground.
- Between xerophytes and hygrophytes we find a great many intermediate forms (Mesophytes), comprising, in fact, the majority of British plants, which grow in meadows, pastures, cultivated fields, and in woods and plantations of deciduous trees (Beech, Oak, Birch, etc.).1907, Francis Cavers, Plant Biology: A Text-book of Elementary Botany Arranged for Modern Methods of Teaching
hygrophyte meaning in Tamil
hygrophyte in Tamil
- ஈரநாடுதாவரம்
Forms of hygrophyte
| plural | hygrophytes |
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Origin of hygrophyte
From hygro- (“moist”) + -phyte (“plant”).
Words formed from hygrophyte
Questions about hygrophyte
- What does hygrophyte mean?
- Hygrophyte means any plant that thrives on very wet but not submerged ground.
- What is hygrophyte in Tamil?
- Hygrophyte in Tamil is ஈரநாடுதாவரம். See Hygrophyte meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is hygrophyte?
- Hygrophyte is a noun.
- How do you pronounce hygrophyte?
- Hygrophyte is pronounced /ˈhaɪɡɹəʊfaɪt/.
- What is the plural of hygrophyte?
- The plural of hygrophyte is hygrophytes.
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