hemicryptophyte
/ (ˌhɛmɪˈkrɪptəfaɪt) /
noun
any perennial plant that bears its overwintering buds at soil level, where they are often partly covered by surface debris
Word Origin for hemicryptophyte
C20:
hemi- +
cryptophyte
Words nearby hemicryptophyte
hemichordate,
hemichorea,
hemicolectomy,
hemicrania,
hemicraniosis,
hemicryptophyte,
hemicrystalline,
hemicycle,
hemicyclium,
hemidemisemiquaver,
hemidesmosome