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Rheophyte

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hydrotherophytenoun(biology) Any aquatic therophyte
hydrogeophytenoun(biology) Any aquatic geophyte
rhizophytenoun(botany) Any vascular plant that has roots
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.
trophophytenoun(botany) A plant which behaves as hydrophyte in the rainy season and a xerophyte in the dry season.
ombrophilenoun(botany) Any plant that flourishes in a rainy environment.
arenophilenounOne who collects sand samples as a hobby.
hydrophytenoun(botany) A plant that lives in or requires an abundance of water, usually excluding seaweed.
phreatophytenoun(biology) Any plant, typically living in deserts, that obtains its water from long taproots that reach the water table
limnophytenoun(biology) Any plant that grows in marshy conditions, or in shallow water
xerophytenounA desert plant
cryptophytenoun(biology) Any plant whose buds overwinter either below ground, or under water
edaphophytenoun(botany) any plant that grows with its roots in the soil and shoots in the air
emophytenoun(ecology) Any plant that grows completely submerged.
hydrohemicryptophytenoun(biology) Any aquatic hemicryptophyte
tropophytenoun(biology) Any plant that lives in an environment in which heavy rainfall alternates with periods of drought
amphiphytenoun(botany) Any plant that grows on the edges of water or wetlands, and is sometimes submerged.
tracheophytenoun(botany): Any plant possessing vascular tissue (xylem and phloem), including ferns, conifers, and flowering plants.
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.]
xerophytismnoun(botany) The adaptation of plants to habitats where water is scarce.

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