mesophanerophyte

noun

Any phanerophyte between 8 and 30 metres in height

OriginAncient Greek φανερός →
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Meanings

nounmesophanerophyte (plural mesophanerophytes)

plural mesophanerophytes

  1. biologyAny phanerophyte between 8 and 30 metres in height

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekφανερός“visible”
  2. Englishmesophanerophyte

From meso- (“middle, intermediate”) + phanerophyte, from Ancient Greek φανερός (phanerós, “visible”) + -phyte (“plant”).

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Translations

French mésophanérophyte
  • mésophanérophyteany phanerophyte between about 8 and 30 metres in height
Polish mezofanerofit
  • mezofanerofitany phanerophyte between about 8 and 30 metres in height
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APA

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Chicago

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