- hydrophytic
- adjective see hydrophyte
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
hydrophytic
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hydrophytic — adjective growing wholly or partially in water water lilies are hydrophytic • Similar to: ↑hydric • Derivationally related forms: ↑hydrophyte * * * adjective see hydrophyte * * * hydrophytic / fitˈik/ … Useful english dictionary
hydrophytic plant — noun a plant that grows partly or wholly in water whether rooted in the mud, as a lotus, or floating without anchorage, as the water hyacinth • Syn: ↑aquatic plant, ↑water plant, ↑hydrophyte • Derivationally related forms: ↑hydrophytic (for:… … Useful english dictionary
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hydrophytic — adj. aquatic, growing in water or very moist soil … English contemporary dictionary
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hydrophyte — hydrophytic /huy dreuh fit ik/, adj. hydrophytism, n. /huy dreuh fuyt /, n. a plant that grows in water or very moist ground; an aquatic plant. [1825 35; HYDRO 1 + PHYTE] * * * … Universalium
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aquatic plant — noun a plant that grows partly or wholly in water whether rooted in the mud, as a lotus, or floating without anchorage, as the water hyacinth • Syn: ↑water plant, ↑hydrophyte, ↑hydrophytic plant • Derivationally related forms: ↑hydrophytic (for:… … Useful english dictionary
