Etymology

therophyte

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Today it means: Any plant which survives unfavourable seasons in the form of seeds only Full definition →

Ancient Greek θέρος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromθέρος“summer”
  2. English todaytherophyte

From Ancient Greek θέρος (théros, “summer”) + -phyte (“plant”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekθέρος all →

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