tropophyte

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noun

Any plant that lives in an environment in which heavy rainfall alternates with periods of drought

OriginGerman Tropophyt →
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Meanings

nountropophyte (plural tropophytes)

plural tropophytes

  1. biologyAny plant that lives in an environment in which heavy rainfall alternates with periods of drought

Origin

  1. GermanTropophyt
  2. Englishtropophyte

From German Tropophyt. Surface reading of tropo- (“changeable”) + -phyte (“plant”).

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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