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phreatophyte
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English
1.1
Etymology
1.2
Pronunciation
1.3
Noun
1.3.1
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English
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Etymology
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phreatic
+
-phyte
(
“
plant
”
)
Pronunciation
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(
Received Pronunciation
)
IPA
(
key
)
:
/fɹɪˈatəfʌɪt/
(
US
)
IPA
(
key
)
:
/fɹiˈædəˌfaɪt/
Noun
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phreatophyte
(
plural
phreatophytes
)
(
biology
)
Any
plant
, typically living in
deserts
, that obtains its
water
from long
taproots
that reach the
water table
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phreatophytic