(ˈhɛləfaɪt) n (Botany) any perennial marsh plant that bears its overwintering buds in the mud below the surface[C20: from Modern Greek helos marsh + -phyte]
helophyte
helophyte
[′he·lə‚fīt] (ecology) A marsh plant; buds overwinter underwater.
helophyte
helophyte
a herb in which the perennating bud is formed in mud.