"mesophyte" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈmɛsə(ʊ)fʌɪt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈmɛzəˌfaɪt/ [US] Forms: mesophytes [plural]
Etymology: From French mésophyte, equivalent to meso- (“middle”) + -phyte (“plant”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|mésophyte}} French mésophyte, {{confix|en|meso|phyte|t1=middle|t2=plant}} meso- (“middle”) + -phyte (“plant”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} mesophyte (plural mesophytes)
  1. (botany) Any normal terrestrial plant that grows in environments that have an average supply of water. Derived forms: mesophication, mesophytic, mesophytism, xeromesophyte Related terms: hydrophyte, xerophyte Translations (plant that grows with an average supply of water): 中生植物 (zhōngshēng zhíwù) (Chinese Mandarin), mesofyytti (Finnish), mésophyte [masculine] (French), méisifít [feminine] (Irish), mesofita [feminine] (Italian), mezofită [feminine] (Romanian), halamang basain (Tagalog)

Inflected forms

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