Phreatophyte Definition

frē-ătə-fīt
noun
A long-rooted plant that absorbs its water from the water table or other permanent ground supply.
Webster's New World

(biology) Any plant, typically living in deserts, that obtains its water from long taproots that reach the water table.

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Other Word Forms of Phreatophyte

Noun

Singular:
phreatophyte
Plural:
phreatophytes

Origin of Phreatophyte

  • Greek phrear phreat- well, spring phreatic –phyte

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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