anemophyte

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noun

A type of plant found growing in hollows created by wind in sand dunes, a blow-out plant.

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Meanings

nounanemophyte (plural anemophytes)

plural anemophytes

  1. A type of plant found growing in hollows created by wind in sand dunes, a blow-out plant.

Origin

From anemo- (“wind”) + -phyte (“plant”).

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APA

anemophyte. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anemophyte

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“anemophyte.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anemophyte. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anemophyte,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anemophyte.

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