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geophyte

noun
geo·​phyte | \ ˈjÄ“-É™-ËŒfÄ«t How to pronounce geophyte (audio) \

Definition of geophyte

: a perennial plant that bears its perennating buds below the surface of the soil

First Known Use of geophyte

circa 1900, in the meaning defined above

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