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phanerophyte

phanerophyte noun: any woody plant that carries its dormant buds openly on branches above the ground.

Noun

phanerophyte (plural phanerophytes)

  1. Any woody plant that carries its dormant buds openly on branches above the ground.

Forms of phanerophyte

pluralphanerophytes

Origin of phanerophyte

Ancient Greek φανερός (phanerós, “visible”) + -phyte (“plant”)

Words formed from phanerophyte

Questions about phanerophyte

What does phanerophyte mean?
Phanerophyte means any woody plant that carries its dormant buds openly on branches above the ground.
What part of speech is phanerophyte?
Phanerophyte is a noun.
What is the plural of phanerophyte?
The plural of phanerophyte is phanerophytes.

Words near phanerophyte in the dictionary

  1. phaneromania
  2. phaneromanias
  3. phaneromeric
  4. phaneron
  5. phanerons
  6. phanerophyte
  7. phanerophytes
  8. phaneroporous
  9. phaneropterid
  10. phaneropterids
  11. phaneropterine

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