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psychrophyte

psychrophyte noun: any plant that tolerates, or thrives in a cold climate, especially in Arctic or alpine conditions.

Noun

psychrophyte (plural psychrophytes)

  1. Any plant that tolerates, or thrives in a cold climate, especially in Arctic or alpine conditions

Forms of psychrophyte

pluralpsychrophytes

Origin of psychrophyte

From psychro- (“cold”) + -phyte (“plant”).

Questions about psychrophyte

What does psychrophyte mean?
Psychrophyte means any plant that tolerates, or thrives in a cold climate, especially in Arctic or alpine conditions.
What part of speech is psychrophyte?
Psychrophyte is a noun.
What is the plural of psychrophyte?
The plural of psychrophyte is psychrophytes.

Words near psychrophyte in the dictionary

  1. psychrophilicity
  2. psychrophilous
  3. psychrophobia
  4. psychrophore
  5. psychrophores
  6. psychrophyte
  7. psychrophytes
  8. psychroplanet
  9. psychroplanets
  10. psychrosensitive
  11. psychrosensitivity

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