dissophyte

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Ancient Greek δισσός (dissós, “double”) +‎ -phyte (“plant”)

Noun[edit]

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.
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