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phreatophyte Definition

phre·ato·phyte (frē atə fīt′)

noun

a long-rooted plant that absorbs its water from the water table or other permanent ground supply

Etymology: < Gr phrear (gen. phreatos), a well < IE *bh(e)reu-, to boil up (see fervent) + -phyte

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