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Hemerophyte

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anthropophytenoun(ecology) A plant introduced into a new habitat by humans
neophytenounA beginner; a person who is new to a subject, skill, or belief.
heterophytenoun(biology) Any plant that obtains its nourishment from other (living or dead) plants; includes parasites and saprophytes
ergasiophytenoun(ecology) Any plant deliberately introduced to a region for cultivation.
ephemerophytenoun(botany) Any ephemeral plant, usually in the sense of native or naturalised plants having a short lifespan, but sometimes also in reference to annual plants which cannot sustainably propagate in an environment but can survive in it.
apophytenoun(ecology, botany) Any native plant growing in disturbed land, such as in an abandoned field
eremophytenoun(biology) Any plant that grows in a desert or steppe environment
anecophytenoun(ecology) Any plant found only in human-created habitats
antophytenoun(ecology) anthophyte
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
genophytenoun(biology) Any plant that loses all of its above-ground parts during winter.
phanerophytenoun(biology) Any woody plant that carries its dormant buds openly on branches above the ground.
anthophytenoun(botany) Any flowering plant, or extinct close relative of the flowering plants.
aerophytenoun(biology) epiphyte
ergasiophygophytenoun(ecology, rare) Any formerly cultivated plant that has escaped into the wild.
terophytenounMisspelling of therophyte. [(biology) Any plant which survives unfavourable seasons in the form of seeds only]
tropophytenoun(biology) Any plant that lives in an environment in which heavy rainfall alternates with periods of drought
escapeenounSomeone who has become free through escaping imprisonment.
hemiepiphytenoun(biology) Any plant that spends part of its life cycle as an epiphyte

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