单词 | cryophyte |
释义 | > as lemmascryophyte cryophyte n. Brit. /ˈkrʌɪəfʌɪt/ , U.S. /ˈkraɪəˌfaɪt/ Botany a plant or alga which can withstand very cold or freezing conditions, esp. one growing in snow or ice.ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by habitat or distribution > [noun] > that grow in cold environments or at high altitude alpestral1706 Alpine1800 microtherm1874 hekistotherm1875 cryophyte1909 1909 E. Warming et al. Oecol. Plants xxxvii. 154 Closely allied to plankton, but of a subsidiary..nature, is the glacial community forming the cryophyte-formation, which is composed of microphytes that are periodically exposed to ice-cold water. 1960 N. Polunin Introd. Plant Geogr. xv. 490 It is perhaps best to refer to the plants growing on snow or ice as ‘cryophytes’. 2001 Global & Planetary Change 31 277/2 The high proportion of cold-resistant cryophytes..and the absence of any boreal elements suggest extremely low temperatures and poor winter snow cover. < as lemmas |
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