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tenagophyte

tenagophyte noun: a plant which may or may not require being submerged in water, but which does not require an aerial phase for sexual reproduction; an amphibious plant (typically found in a wet or regularly flooded area).

Noun

tenagophyte (plural tenagophytes)

  1. A plant which may or may not require being submerged in water, but which does not require an aerial phase for sexual reproduction; an amphibious plant (typically found in a wet or regularly flooded area).

Forms of tenagophyte

pluraltenagophytes

Origin of tenagophyte

From Ancient Greek τέναγος (ténagos, “shallows”) + -phyte.

Questions about tenagophyte

What does tenagophyte mean?
Tenagophyte means a plant which may or may not require being submerged in water, but which does not require an aerial phase for sexual reproduction; an amphibious plant (typically found in a wet or regularly flooded area).
What part of speech is tenagophyte?
Tenagophyte is a noun.
What is the plural of tenagophyte?
The plural of tenagophyte is tenagophytes.

Words near tenagophyte in the dictionary

  1. tenaculums
  2. tenacy
  3. Tenafly
  4. Tenaglia
  5. Tenaglias
  6. tenagophyte
  7. tenagophytes
  8. Tenaha
  9. tenail
  10. tenaille
  11. tenailles

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