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therophyte
[ theer-uh-fahyt ]
/ ˈθɪər əˌfaɪt /
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noun Botany.
a plant living only one year or one growing season.
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Origin of therophyte
Words nearby therophyte
-thermy, The road to hell is paved with good intentions, theroid, Theron, the ropes, therophyte, theropod, Theroux, Thersites, thersitical, the rub
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British Dictionary definitions for therophyte
therophyte
/ (ˈθɪərəˌfaɪt) /
noun
a plant that overwinters as a seed
Word Origin for therophyte
from Greek theros summer + -phyte
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