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noun
Any plant that thrives on very wet but not submerged ground.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a plant that grows in a moist habitat
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: plant, flora, plant life
History
From hygro- (“moist”) + -phyte (“plant”).
Across languages
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
