hygrophyte

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hygrophyte

/ˈhaɪɡɹəʊfaɪt/

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From hygro- (“moist”) + -phyte (“plant”).

noun hygrophytes

Any plant that thrives on very wet but not submerged ground. Between xerophytes and hygrophytes we find a great many intermediate forms (Mesophytes), comprising, in fact, the majority of British plants, which grow in meadows, pastures, cultivated fields, and in woods and plantations of deciduous trees (Beech, Oak, Birch, etc.).

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@misc{hygrophyte_2026,
  title = {hygrophyte},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hygrophyte},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}