"dissophyte" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dissophytes [plural]
Etymology: Ancient Greek δισσός (dissós, “double”) + -phyte (“plant”) Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|δισσός||double}} Ancient Greek δισσός (dissós, “double”), {{suffix|en||phyte|t2=plant}} + -phyte (“plant”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} dissophyte (plural dissophytes)
  1. (biology) In phytogeography, a plant of which the subterranean parts are adapted to mesophytic or even hydrophytic conditions, and the aerial parts to xerophytic conditions. Categories (topical): Biology

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