dissophyte

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noun

In phytogeography, a plant of which the subterranean parts are adapted to mesophytic or even hydrophytic conditions, and the aerial parts to xerophytic conditions.

OriginAncient Greek δισσός →
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Meanings

noundissophyte (plural dissophytes)

plural dissophytes

  1. biologyIn phytogeography, a plant of which the subterranean parts are adapted to mesophytic or even hydrophytic conditions, and the aerial parts to xerophytic conditions.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekδισσός“double”
  2. Englishdissophyte

Ancient Greek δισσός (dissós, “double”) + -phyte (“plant”)

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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