"helophyte" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈhɛləfaɪt/ Forms: helophytes [plural]
Etymology: Ancient Greek ἕλος (hélos, “marsh”) + -phyte (“plant”) Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|ἕλος||marsh}} Ancient Greek ἕλος (hélos, “marsh”), {{suffix|en||phyte|t2=plant}} + -phyte (“plant”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} helophyte (plural helophytes)
  1. (botany) Any plant (typically found in marshy ground) whose buds overwinter under water; helophytes grow partially submerged, and regrow from beds below the water. Wikipedia link: helophyte Categories (topical): Botany Synonyms: limnodophyte Hypernyms: hydrophyte Derived forms: helophytic Translations (plant whose buds overwinter under water): helofyt [masculine] (Dutch), helofyytti (Finnish), elofita [masculine] (Italian), helofită [feminine] (Romanian)

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