Hydatophyte
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 An obligate waterplant; a plant which lives partly or completely submerged in water, such as water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes).
"[…] hydatophytes are not attached to the ground by their roots (duckweed and Canadian pondweed), and others (the waterlily) are attached. Hydatophytes are classified according to their course of development. True hydatophytes […]"
Example
More examples"[…] hydatophytes are not attached to the ground by their roots (duckweed and Canadian pondweed), and others (the waterlily) are attached. Hydatophytes are classified according to their course of development. True hydatophytes […]"
Etymology
From hydato- + -phyte. Hydat- is the stem of Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”).
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