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hygrophyte

[ hahy-gruh-fahyt ]

noun

  1. a plant that thrives in wet or very moist ground.
  2. a hydrophyte.


hygrophyte

/ ˌhaɪɡrəˈfɪtɪk; ˈhaɪɡrəˌfaɪt /

noun

  1. any plant that grows in wet or waterlogged soil
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • hygrophytic, adjective
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Other Words From

  • hy·gro·phyt·ic [hahy-gr, uh, -, fit, -ik], hy·groph·i·lous [hahy-, grof, -, uh, -l, uh, s], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hygrophyte1

First recorded in 1900–05; hygro- + -phyte

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