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noun
Any plant whose buds rest on the surface, being protected in various ways.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Danish hemikryptofyt, equivalent to hemi- (“half”) + cryptophyte, from crypto- (“hidden”) + -phyte (“plant”).
Across languages
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