therophyte
[ theer-uh-fahyt ]
/ ˈθɪər əˌfaɪt /
noun Botany.
a plant living only one year or one growing season.
Origin of therophyte
< Greek
théro(s) summer +
-phyte
Words nearby therophyte
thermotolerant,
thermotonometer,
thermotropism,
theroid,
theron,
therophyte,
theropod,
theroux,
thersites,
thersitical,
thes.
British Dictionary definitions for therophyte
therophyte
/ (ˈθɪərəˌfaɪt) /
noun
a plant that overwinters as a seed
Word Origin for therophyte
from Greek
theros summer +
-phyte