ge·o·phyte (j   -f t )n. A perennial plant, such as a crocus or tulip, propagated by buds on underground bulbs, tubers, or corms. |
geophyte [ˈdʒiːəʊˌfaɪt]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) a perennial plant that propagates by means of buds below the soil surface
geophytic [ˌdʒiːəʊˈfɪtɪk] adj
| geophyte (j-ft) A perennial plant with an underground food storage organ, such as a bulb, tuber, corm, or rhizome. The parts of the plant that grow above ground die away during adverse conditions, as in winter or during the dry season, and grow again from buds that are on or within the underground portion when conditions improve. Crocuses and tulips are geophytes. |
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| Noun | 1. | geophyte - a perennial plant that propagates by underground bulbs or tubers or corms tracheophyte, vascular plant - green plant having a vascular system: ferns, gymnosperms, angiosperms |
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