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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A plant which may or may not require being submerged in water, but which does not require an aerial phase for sexual reproduction; an amphibious plant (typically found in a wet or regularly flooded area).

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τέναγος (ténagos, “shallows”) + -phyte.

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