hydrophyte

hy·dro·phyte

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hahy-druh-fahyt]
- /ˈhaɪ drəˌfaɪt/
- /ˈhaɪ.drə.faɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hahy-druh-fahyt]
- /ˈhaɪ drəˌfaɪt/

Definitions of hydrophyte word

noun hydrophyte a plant that grows in water or very moist ground; an aquatic plant. 1
noun hydrophyte A plant that grows only in or on water. 1
noun hydrophyte a plant that grows only in water or very moist soil 0
noun hydrophyte any plant growing only in water or very wet earth 0
noun hydrophyte (botany) A plant that lives in or requires an abundance of water, usually excluding seaweed. 0

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Origin of hydrophyte

First appearance:

before 1825

One of the 37% newest English words

First recorded in 1825-35; hydro-1 + -phyte

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Parts of speech for Hydrophyte

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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hydrophyte popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 70% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

hydrophyte usage trend in Literature

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