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geophyte definition

geo·phyte (jē′ə fīt′)

noun

a plant that grows in earth; esp., a perennial whose buds live underground throughout the winter

Etymology: geo- + -phyte

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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