switch-plant

noun

Any plant whose leaves are absent or reduced, with green shoots acting in place of leaves.

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Meanings

nounswitch-plant (plural switch-plants)

plural switch-plants

  1. biologyAny plant whose leaves are absent or reduced, with green shoots acting in place of leaves.
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APA

switch-plant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/switch-plant

MLA

“switch-plant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/switch-plant. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “switch-plant,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/switch-plant.

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