Associations to the word «Hygrophyte»

Noun

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Wiktionary

HYGROPHYTE, noun. (biology) Any plant that grows wholly in water, either rooted to the bottom or floating freely.

Dictionary definition

HYGROPHYTE, noun. A plant that grows in a moist habitat.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats