Hydrophyte

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  • noun. A plant adapted to grow in water.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. In phytogeography, a plant adapted to live under conditions of abundant moisture, or, in late usage, abundant physiological moisture. Compare mesophyte and xerophyte.
  • noun. A plant which grows in water; an aquatic plant.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. An aquatic plant; an alga.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A plant that lives in or requires an abundance of water, usually excluding seaweed.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • 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
    • Word Usage
    "In other critter news, hydrophyte inspired me to re-do the 29 gallon aquarium in the Design Student’s room."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    tracheophyte  vascular plant  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    american frogbit  arrow arum  awlwort  bog myrtle  bog plant  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    alga  
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