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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any plant (typically found in marshy ground) whose buds overwinter under water; helophytes grow partially submerged, and regrow from beds below the water.

Synonyms

All synonyms

limnodophytelimnodophyte

Etymology

Ancient Greek ἕλος (hélos, “marsh”) + -phyte (“plant”)

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