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  • 71hydrophytic plant — noun 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 • Syn: ↑aquatic plant, ↑water plant, ↑hydrophyte • Derivationally related forms: ↑hydrophytic (for:… …

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  • 72seed plant — noun plant that reproduces by means of seeds not spores • Syn: ↑spermatophyte, ↑phanerogam • Hypernyms: ↑vascular plant, ↑tracheophyte • Hyponyms: ↑seedling, ↑balsam, ↑ …

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  • 73desert plant — noun plant adapted for life with a limited supply of water; compare hydrophyte and mesophyte • Syn: ↑xerophyte, ↑xerophytic plant, ↑xerophile, ↑xerophilous plant • Derivationally related forms: ↑xerophytic (for: ↑ …

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  • 74ligneous plant — noun a plant having hard lignified tissues or woody parts especially stems • Syn: ↑woody plant • Hypernyms: ↑vascular plant, ↑tracheophyte • Hyponyms: ↑bugbane, ↑melilotus, ↑ …

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  • 75woody plant — noun a plant having hard lignified tissues or woody parts especially stems • Syn: ↑ligneous plant • Hypernyms: ↑vascular plant, ↑tracheophyte • Hyponyms: ↑bugbane, ↑melilotus, ↑ …

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  • 76xerophilous plant — noun plant adapted for life with a limited supply of water; compare hydrophyte and mesophyte • Syn: ↑desert plant, ↑xerophyte, ↑xerophytic plant, ↑xerophile • Derivationally related forms: ↑xerophytic (for: ↑ …

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  • 77xerophytic plant — noun plant adapted for life with a limited supply of water; compare hydrophyte and mesophyte • Syn: ↑desert plant, ↑xerophyte, ↑xerophile, ↑xerophilous plant • Derivationally related forms: ↑xerophytic (for: ↑ …

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  • 78bulbous plant — noun plant growing from a bulb • Hypernyms: ↑vascular plant, ↑tracheophyte • Hyponyms: ↑iridaceous plant, ↑amaryllis, ↑blood lily, ↑narcissus, ↑liliaceous plant, ↑ …

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  • 79deciduous plant — noun a plant having foliage that is shed annually at the end of the growing season • Ant: ↑evergreen plant • Hypernyms: ↑vascular plant, ↑tracheophyte …

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  • 80evergreen plant — noun a plant having foliage that persists and remains green throughout the year • Syn: ↑evergreen • Ant: ↑deciduous plant • Hypernyms: ↑vascular plant, ↑tracheophyte …

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