MESOPHYTE

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Meaning:

Land plant growing in surroundings having an average supply of water; compare xerophyte and hydrophyte

Synonyms:

mesophyte; mesophytic plant

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("mesophyte" is a kind of...):

tracheophyte; vascular plant (green plant having a vascular system: ferns, gymnosperms, angiosperms)

Derivation:

mesophytic (being or growing in or adapted to a moderately moist environment)

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