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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any plant whose buds rest on the surface, being protected in various ways.

Etymology

From Danish hemikryptofyt, equivalent to hemi- (“half”) + cryptophyte, from crypto- (“hidden”) + -phyte (“plant”).

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