hydrophyte

A plant that grows partly or wholly in water, either rooted in the mud or floating without anchorage.

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1. Aquatic plant C1 formal scientific

   A plant that grows partly or wholly in water, either rooted in the mud (like a lotus) or floating without anchorage (like the water hyacinth).

   • The lotus is a classic example of a hydrophyte with its roots in the mud and leaves on the surface.
   • Water hyacinths are floating hydrophytes that can quickly cover a pond.
   • Many hydrophytes have adapted to survive in low-oxygen aquatic environments.

   🌐نبات مائي

   المرادفات: aquatic plantwater plant

   الأضداد: xerophyte

• hydrophytes plural form
• hydrophytes' possessive plural form
• hydrophyte's possessive singular form