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chamaephyte definition

chamae·phyte (kam′i fīt′)

noun

any plant with buds near ground level

Etymology: < ModL chamae-, low, on the ground (< Gr chamai: see chameleon) + -phyte

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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