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chamaephyteenUK
cham·ae·phyte C0230900 (kăm′ə-fīt′)n. A low-growing perennial plant whose dormant overwintering buds are borne at or just above the surface of the ground.
[Greek khamai, on the ground; see dhghem- in Indo-European roots + -phyte.]chamaephyte (ˈkæməˌfaɪt) n (Botany) a plant whose buds are close to the ground[C20: from Greek khamai on the ground + -phyte]cham•ae•phyte (ˈkæm əˌfaɪt)
n. a plant having buds near ground level. [1910–15; < Greek chamaí on the ground + -phyte] ChamaephyteenUK
chamaephyte[′kam·ə‚fīt] (ecology) Any perennial plant whose winter buds are within 10 inches (25 centimeters) of the soil surface. Chamaephyte a life form of plants whose renewal buds are found a short distance (20–30 cm) above the ground and are usually protected in winter by the snow cover. Chamaephytes include shrublets (whortleberry, heath), subshrublets (thyme, many species of wormwood), certain perennial herbs (Lamium), and mosses. Chamaephytes prevail in tundras, high mountains, deserts, and certain Mediterranean types of vegetation. The term “chamaephyte” was proposed by the Danish botanist K. Raunkiaer. |