| 单词 | phreatophyte |
| 释义 | phreatophyte[ free-at-uh-fahyt ] / friˈæt əˌfaɪt / nouna long-rooted plant that absorbs its water from the water table or the soil above it. Origin of phreatophyte1915–20; <Greek phreat- (see phreatic) + -o- + -phyte OTHER WORDS FROM phreatophytephre·at·o·phyt·ic [free-at-uh-fit-ik], /friˌæt əˈfɪt ɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby phreatophytephratry, phreak, phreaking, phreatic, phreatic zone, phreatophyte, phren-, phrenalgia, phrenemphraxis, phrenetic, phreni- Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for phreatophytephreatophyte / (frɪˈætəfaɪt) / nouna plant having very long roots that reach down to the water table or the layer above it Word Origin for phreatophyteC20: from Greek phrear a well + -phyte Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for phreatophytephreatophyte [ frē-ăt′ə-fīt′ ] A deep-rooted plant that obtains water from a permanent ground supply or from the water table, such as many tamarisk species. Phreatophytes are often found in arid environments. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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