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phanerophyte definition

phan·ero·phyte (-fīt′)

noun

Bot. a perennial plant with its resting buds located well above the ground and exposed to the air

Etymology: < Gr phaneros, visible (see phanerogam) + -phyte

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