chamaephyte

[kam-uh-fahyt]

noun Botany.

a plant having dormant vegetative buds at, or slightly above, ground level.

Origin of chamaephyte

1910–15; < Greek chamaí on the ground + -phyte

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British Dictionary definitions for chamaephyte

chamaephyte

noun

a plant whose buds are close to the ground

Word Origin for chamaephyte

C20: from Greek khamai on the ground + -phyte

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