HYDROPHYTE

Etymology

Noun

hydrophyte (plural hydrophytes)

(botany) A plant that lives in or requires an abundance of water, usually excluding seaweed.

Hyponyms

• amphiphyte, elodeid, isoetid, helophyte, nymphaeid, pleuston

Source: Wiktionary


Hy"dro*phyte, n. Etym: [Gr. hydrophyte.]

Definition: An aquatic plant; an alga.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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