Geophyte
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /ˈdʒiːə(ʊ)fʌɪt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Geophyte is a noun meaning (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.
Meaning
(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.
Word Forms
- geophytes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hydrogeophyte, helophyte, pterophyte, geophily, edaphophyte, poophyte.
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