orophyte

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noun

Any plant that grows in a subalpine habitat.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

nounorophyte (plural orophytes)

plural orophytes

  1. biologyAny plant that grows in a subalpine habitat.

Origin

From oro- (“mountain”) + -phyte (“plant”).

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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