"benthophyte" meaning in All languages combined

See benthophyte on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: benthophytes [plural]
Etymology: benthos (“flora and fauna of the deep”) + -phyte (“plant”) Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|benthos|phyte|t1=flora and fauna of the deep|t2=plant}} benthos (“flora and fauna of the deep”) + -phyte (“plant”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} benthophyte (plural benthophytes)
  1. (ecology) Any plant that grows on the bed of a river or other body of water Categories (topical): Botany, Ecology

Inflected forms

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