hydrophyte

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhaɪdrəʊˌfaɪt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(hī′drə fīt′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
hy•dro•phyte  (hī′drə fīt′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Botanya plant that grows in water or very moist ground; an aquatic plant.
  • hydro-1 + -phyte 1825–35
hy•dro•phyt•ic  (hī′drə fit′ik),USA pronunciation adj.  hy′dro•phyt′ism, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
hydrophyte / ˈhaɪdrəʊˌfaɪt/
  1. a plant that grows only in water or very moist soil
'hydrophyte' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
hygrophyte

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