pleustophyte
pleustophyte noun: an aquatic plant that floats, sometimes limited to those without roots or holdfasts fixed to soil or sediment.
Noun
pleustophyte (plural pleustophytes)
- An aquatic plant that floats, sometimes limited to those without roots or holdfasts fixed to soil or sediment.
- The pleustophyte (Luther 1949) life form does not have root or rhizoid contact with the bottom (although benthopleustophytes rest on the bottom).1983, Acta Botanica Fennica, volumes 120-129, page 13
- phosphate-enrichment of both sediment and water leads to luxurious growth of pleustophytes such as Riccia fluitans L. and Lemna minor L. in small, shallow waters2004 January 1, Benjamín Ortiz-Rivas, Andrés Moya, David Martínez-Torres, “Molecular systematics of aphids (Homoptera: Aphididae): new insights from the long-wavelength opsin gene.”, in (Please...
Forms of pleustophyte
| plural | pleustophytes |
|---|---|
| alternative form | pleistophyte |
Origin of pleustophyte
From pleust- + -phyte. Compare pleuston.
Words formed from pleustophyte
Questions about pleustophyte
- What does pleustophyte mean?
- Pleustophyte means an aquatic plant that floats, sometimes limited to those without roots or holdfasts fixed to soil or sediment.
- What part of speech is pleustophyte?
- Pleustophyte is a noun.
- What is the plural of pleustophyte?
- The plural of pleustophyte is pleustophytes.
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