What does "geophyte" mean?

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.

How do you pronounce "geophyte"?

Pronounced //ˈdʒiːə(ʊ)fʌɪt//.

Common synonyms include: bulb plant, geophytic, tuber plant, underground storage habit, underground storage plant.

/ˈdʒiːə(ʊ)fʌɪt/ noun

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Noun

1
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.
2
a perennial plant that propagates by underground bulbs or tubers or corms wordnet

From geo- (“earth”) + -phyte (“plant”).