Aletophyte
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Aletophyte is a noun meaning (rare) Any plant that grows by the wayside or where the natural vegetation has been disrupted.
Meaning
(rare) Any plant that grows by the wayside or where the natural vegetation has been disrupted.
Example Sentences
dry mesophytes over shallow soil in an otherwise mesic habitat, pyrophytes around an old campsite fireplace, aletophytes on trails through the community, etc.
In the present treatment they have been divided according to biological characteristics into hylophytes or forest plants, poophytes or meadow plants, and aletophytes, ruderal or waste plants.
Word Forms
- aletophytes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include apophyte, amphiphyte, anecophyte, amorphophyte, anemophyte, anthophyte.
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