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- Danish · borrowed fromhemikryptofyt
- English todayhemicryptophyte
From Danish hemikryptofyt, equivalent to hemi- (“half”) + cryptophyte, from crypto- (“hidden”) + -phyte (“plant”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
hemicryptophyte
Today it means: Any plant whose buds rest on the surface, being protected in various ways. Full definition →
Danish hemikryptofyt