phreatophytes

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A form of phreatophyte — Any plant, typically living in deserts, that obtains its water from long taproots that reach the water table

Scrabble 26

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of phreatophyte
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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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