ephemerophyte

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noun

Any ephemeral plant, usually in the sense of native or naturalised plants having a short lifespan, but sometimes also in reference to annual plants which cannot sustainably propagate in an environment but can survive in it.

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Meanings

nounephemerophyte (plural ephemerophytes)

plural ephemerophytes

  1. biologyAny ephemeral plant, usually in the sense of native or naturalised plants having a short lifespan, but sometimes also in reference to annual plants which cannot sustainably propagate in an environment but can survive in it.

Origin

From ephemero- + -phyte.

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APA

ephemerophyte. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ephemerophyte

MLA

“ephemerophyte.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ephemerophyte. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ephemerophyte,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ephemerophyte.

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