"hygrophyte" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈhaɪɡɹəʊfaɪt/ Forms: hygrophytes [plural]
Etymology: hygro- (“moist”) + -phyte (“plant”) Etymology templates: {{confix|en|hygro|phyte|t1=moist|t2=plant}} hygro- (“moist”) + -phyte (“plant”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} hygrophyte (plural hygrophytes)
  1. (biology) Any plant that thrives on very wet but not submerged ground. Categories (topical): Biology Derived forms: hygrophytic Coordinate_terms: hydrophyte (english: plant that grows under water) Translations (type of plant): hygrofyt [masculine] (Dutch), kosteikkokasvi (Finnish)

Inflected forms

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