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hydrophyte

hyd·rop·hyte

UK/ˈhaɪdɹəfaɪt/ uncommon

noun

1.

a plant that grows partly or wholly in water whether rooted in the mud, as a lotus, or floating without anchorage, as the water hyacinth

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From hydro- (“water”) + -phyte (“plant”).

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