mesophyte

mes·o·phyte

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [mez-uh-fahyt, mes-, mee-zuh-, -suh-]
- /ˈmɛz əˌfaɪt, ˈmɛs-, ˈmi zə-, -sə-/
- /mˈesəfˌaɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mez-uh-fahyt, mes-, mee-zuh-, -suh-]
- /ˈmɛz əˌfaɪt, ˈmɛs-, ˈmi zə-, -sə-/

Definitions of mesophyte word

noun mesophyte a plant growing under conditions of well-balanced moisture supply. 1
noun mesophyte A plant needing only a moderate amount of water. 1
noun mesophyte any plant that grows in surroundings receiving an average supply of water 0
noun mesophyte any plant adapted to grow under medium conditions of moisture 0

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Origin of mesophyte

First appearance:

before 1885

One of the 21% newest English words

First recorded in 1885-90; meso- + -phyte

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Parts of speech for Mesophyte

noun

adjective

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adverb

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preposition

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determiner

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mesophyte popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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