Etymology

phanerophyte

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Today it means: Any woody plant that carries its dormant buds openly on branches above the ground. Full definition →

Ancient Greek φανερός
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromφανερός“visible”
  2. English todayphanerophyte

Ancient Greek φανερός (phanerós, “visible”) + -phyte (“plant”)

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekφανερός all →

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