geophyte

English

Etymology

From geo- (“earth”) +‎ -phyte (“plant”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈdʒiːə(ʊ)fʌɪt/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒioʊˌfaɪt/

Noun

geophyte (plural geophytes)

1. (botany) A perennial plant, for example the potato or daffodil, which in spring propagates from an underground organ such as a bulb, tuber, corm or rhizome.

Derived terms

• geophytic

Translations

perennial plant

• Dutch: geofyt (nl) m
• French: géophyte (fr) f
• Polish: geofit (pl) m
• Portuguese: geófita f, geófito m