Definition of Phreatophyte

1. Noun. (biology) Any plant, typically living in deserts, that obtains its water from long taproots that reach the water table ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Phreatophyte

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Phreatophyte

phrasings
phrasy
phratral
phratric
phratries
phratry
phreak
phreaked
phreaker
phreakers
phreaking
phreakings
phreaks
phreatic
phreatomagmatic
phreatophyte (current term)
phreatophytes
phreatophytic
phren
phren-
phrenalgia
phrenectomy
phrenemphraxis
phrenesis
phrenetic
phrenetick
phrenetics
phreni-
phrenic
phrenic ampulla

Literary usage of Phreatophyte

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Water Quality Indicators Guide: Surface Waters by Charles R. Terrell (1993)
"phreatophyte Water Losses—Elimination of nonbeneficial uses of water by phreatophytes (plants getting water from deep roots) not only lessens the ..."

2. Ecosystem Disturbance and Wildlife Conservation in Western Grasslands: A edited by Deborah M. Finch (1998)
"The development and perpetuation of the permanent tamarisk type in the phreatophyte zone of the Southwest. In: Importance, preservation, and management of ..."

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