💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Cryophyte"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| cryptophytenoun | (biology) Any plant whose buds overwinter either below ground, or under water |
| chamerophytenoun | (botany) Any herbaceous or woody plant whose buds overwinter just above soil level |
| chamaephytenoun | (botany) Any low perennial plant whose buds overwinter just above soil level |
| helophytenoun | (botany) Any plant (typically found in marshy ground) whose buds overwinter under water; helophytes grow partially submerged, and regrow from beds below the water. |
| therophyte | (biology) Any plant which survives unfavourable seasons in the form of seeds only |
| hemicryptophytenoun | (botany) Any plant whose buds rest on the surface, being protected in various ways. |
| hemikryptophytenoun | Alternative form of hemicryptophyte. [(botany) Any plant whose buds rest on the surface, being protected in various ways.] |
| psychrophytenoun | (biology) Any plant that tolerates, or thrives in a cold climate, especially in Arctic or alpine conditions |
| genophytenoun | (biology) Any plant that loses all of its above-ground parts during winter. |
| phreatophytenoun | (biology) Any plant, typically living in deserts, that obtains its water from long taproots that reach the water table |
| half-hardynoun | (botany) A plant that requires protection against frost. |
| terophytenoun | Misspelling of therophyte. [(biology) Any plant which survives unfavourable seasons in the form of seeds only] |
| hydrogeophytenoun | (biology) Any aquatic geophyte |
| frost-bearernoun | (archaic) Cryophorus. |
| chionophobenoun | (biology) Any plant that does not thrive in snowy conditions. |
| edaphophytenoun | (botany) any plant that grows with its roots in the soil and shoots in the air |
| phanerophytenoun | (biology) Any woody plant that carries its dormant buds openly on branches above the ground. |
| geophytenoun | (botany) A perennial plant, for example the potato or daffodil, which in spring propagates from an underground organ such as a bulb, tuber, corm or rhizome. |
| skiophytenoun | (biology, rare) Alternative form of sciophyte. [(botany) Any plant that tolerates or thrives in a low light level (shade)] |
| phorophytenoun | (botany) Any plant on which an epiphyte grows |
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