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chamaephyte

American

[kam-uh-fahyt] / ˈkæm əˌfaɪt /

noun

Botany.

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

chamaephyte British

/ ˈkæməˌfaɪt /

noun

a plant whose buds are close to the ground

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Etymology

Origin of chamaephyte

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

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