💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Dissophyte"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| xeriphytenoun | (horticulture) Alternative form of xerophyte. [(botany) Any plant suited for life in a habitat where water is scarce, such as in a desert or chaparral. Such plants may be succulent, have small or reduced leaves, or spines.] |
| cryptophytenoun | (biology) Any plant whose buds overwinter either below ground, or under water |
| skiophytenoun | (biology, rare) Alternative form of sciophyte. [(botany) Any plant that tolerates or thrives in a low light level (shade)] |
| xeromesophytenoun | (biology) A mesophyte adapted to thrive in a very dry environment. |
| sciophytenoun | (botany) Any plant that tolerates or thrives in a low light level (shade) |
| xerophytenoun | A desert plant |
| xeromorphnoun | Any plant, with xeromorphic leaves, that is adapted to a dry atmosphere; a xerophyte. |
| terophytenoun | Misspelling of therophyte. [(biology) Any plant which survives unfavourable seasons in the form of seeds only] |
| xerophytismnoun | (botany) The adaptation of plants to habitats where water is scarce. |
| mesophytenoun | (botany) Any normal terrestrial plant that grows in environments that have an average supply of water. |
| zoophytenoun | (biology, historical) An animal thought to have the characteristics of a plant, later specifically an invertebrate of the (former) group Zoophyta, comprising sponges, corals and sea anemones. |
| mesophytismnoun | The condition of being a mesophyte. |
| genophytenoun | (biology) Any plant that loses all of its above-ground parts during winter. |
| mesoxerophytenoun | Any plant whose tolerance to moisture is intermediate between that of a mesophyte and a xerophyte |
| trophophytenoun | (botany) A plant which behaves as hydrophyte in the rainy season and a xerophyte in the dry season. |
| hydrogeophytenoun | (biology) Any aquatic geophyte |
| phytophilenoun | A person who is especially interested in plants |
| mesohydrophytenoun | (biology) Any plant whose tolerance to moisture is intermediate between that of a mesophyte and a hydrophyte |
| phorophytenoun | (botany) Any plant on which an epiphyte grows |
| therophyte | (biology) Any plant which survives unfavourable seasons in the form of seeds only |
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