HYDROPHYTIC

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Growing wholly or partially in water

Example:

water lilies are hydrophytic

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

hydric (having or characterized by excessive moisture)

Derivation:

hydrophyte (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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