Ephemerophyte
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ephemerophyte is a noun meaning (botany) Any ephemeral plant, usually in the sense of native or naturalised plants having a short lifespan, but sometimes also in reference to annual plants which cannot sustainably propagate in an environment but can survive in it.
Meaning
(botany) Any ephemeral plant, usually in the sense of native or naturalised plants having a short lifespan, but sometimes also in reference to annual plants which cannot sustainably propagate in an environment but can survive in it.
Word Forms
- ephemerophytes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ephemeroid, emophyte, aerophyte, hemerophyte, apophyte, antophyte.
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