Meanings
nounmesophyte (plural mesophytes)
plural mesophytes
- biologyAny normal terrestrial plant that grows in environments that have an average supply of water.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounland plant growing in surroundings having an average supply of water; compare xerophyte and hydrophyte
Similar
mesophytic plant
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Frenchmésophyte
- Englishmesophyte
From French mésophyte, equivalent to meso- (“middle”) + -phyte (“plant”).
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 中生植物
- 中生植物 (zhōngshēng zhíwù)plant that grows with an average supply of water
Finnish mesofyytti
- mesofyyttiplant that grows with an average supply of water
French mésophyte
- mésophyteplant that grows with an average supply of water
Irish méisifít
- méisifítplant that grows with an average supply of water
Italian mesofita
- mesofitaplant that grows with an average supply of water
Romanian mezofită
- mezofităplant that grows with an average supply of water
Tagalog halamang basain
- halamang basainplant that grows with an average supply of water
Cite this entry
APA
mesophyte. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mesophyte
MLA
“mesophyte.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mesophyte. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mesophyte,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mesophyte.
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