hydrophytic

Examples

• All

• The garden features several hydrophytic species that flourish in the pond's water.

• The latter are essentially wetland soils that, under natural conditions, are capable of supporting hydrophytic vegetation and are saturated for a large portion of the year.

  Academic text (1994)

• Hydrophytic plants, like cattails and willows, grow best in wetland areas.

Synonyms

H

hygrophytic

vshydrophytic

• Specialized

9.9

Needing a lot of water to grow in very wet places

grows partly or wholly in water rather than only needing moisture

H

hydrophilous

vshydrophytic

• Specialized

9.2

Able to take in water or living in wet places

grows in water or very wet conditions rather than merely attracting water

W

water-loving

vshydrophytic

4.1

Needing a lot of water to grow

is the technical botanical term for growing in water or very wet conditions

Antonyms

T

terrestrial

17 5.2

Relating to land or to things that live on land rather than in water

Compounds

H

hydrophytic plant

• Specialized

7.3

A plant that grows in water, like water lilies or reeds

How Aquatic

hydrophytic

• Specialized

9.9

hygrophytic

• Specialized

9.9

mesophytic

• Specialized

9.9

xerophytic

• Specialized

9.9

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology