Meanings
nounmesohydrophyte (plural mesohydrophytes)
plural mesohydrophytes
- biologyAny plant whose tolerance to moisture is intermediate between that of a mesophyte and a hydrophyte
Origin
From meso- (“middle”) + hydro- (“water”) + -phyte (“plant”).
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mesohydrophyte. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mesohydrophyte
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“mesohydrophyte.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mesohydrophyte. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mesohydrophyte,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mesohydrophyte.
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