helophyte

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek ἕλος (hélos, “marsh”) +‎ -phyte (“plant”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛləfaɪt/

Noun

helophyte (plural helophytes)

1. (botany) Any plant (typically found in marshy ground) whose buds overwinter under water; helophytes grow partially submerged, and regrow from beds below the water.

Synonyms

• limnodophyte

Hypernyms

• hydrophyte

Derived terms

• helophytic

Translations

plant whose buds overwinter under water

• Dutch: helofyt (nl) m
• Finnish: helofyytti
• Italian: elofita m
• Romanian: helofită (ro) f