hydrophyte
hydrophyte · hydrophytes
гидрофит, водяное растение
Wasserpflanze
A plant that lives in or requires an abundance of water, usually excluding seaweedA plant that lives in or requires an abundance of water, usually excluding seaweed.
/ˈhaɪdɹəfaɪt/
Meaning
1 sensesA plant that lives in or requires an abundance of water, usually excluding seaweed.
Wasserpflanze
гидрофи́тgidrofít, водяно́е расте́ниеvodjanóje rasténije
More definitions
- a plant that grows partly or wholly in water whether rooted in the mud, as a lotus, or floating without anchorage, as the water hyacinth
Translations
4 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
plant that lives in or requires an abundance of water:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
plant that lives in or requires an abundance of water:
Origin
From hydro- (“water”) + -phyte (“plant”).From hydro- (“water”) + -phyte (“plant”).
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Forms
plural: hydrophytes| Singular | hydrophyte |
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Synonyms
3 synonymswater plantaquatic plant
Close in meaning
- a plant that grows partly or wholly in water whether rooted in the mud, as a lotus, or floating without anchorage, as the water hyacinth:aquatic plantwater planthydrophytic plant
Word family
4 related wordsRelatedhydrophytic