cryptophyte

Any plant whose buds overwinter either below ground, or under water

Noun

  1. Any plant whose buds overwinter either below ground, or under water
  2. A cryptomonad

Origin

From crypto- (“hidden”) + -phyte (“plant”).

Forms

cryptophytes

Derived

hemicryptophyte hydrohemicryptophyte

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