| 单词 | geophyte |
| 释义 | geophyte[ jee-uh-fahyt ] / ˈdʒi əˌfaɪt / noun Botany.a plant propagated by means of underground buds. Origin of geophyteFirst recorded in 1895–1900; geo- + -phyte OTHER WORDS FROM geophytege·o·phyt·ic [jee-uh-fit-ik], /ˌdʒi əˈfɪt ɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby geophytegeophagy, geophilous, geophone, geophysical, geophysics, geophyte, geopolitical, geopolitics, geoponic, geoponics, geopotential Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for geophytegeophyte / (ˈdʒiːəʊˌfaɪt) / nouna perennial plant that propagates by means of buds below the soil surface Derived forms of geophytegeophytic (ˌdʒiːəʊˈfɪtɪk), adjectiveCollins 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 geophytegeophyte [ jē′ə-fīt′ ] A perennial plant with an underground food storage organ, such as a bulb, tuber, corm, or rhizome. The parts of the plant that grow above ground die away during adverse conditions, as in winter or during the dry season, and grow again from buds that are on or within the underground portion when conditions improve. Crocuses and tulips are geophytes. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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