A low-growing perennial plant whose dormant overwintering buds are borne at or just above the surface of the ground.
[Greek khamai, on the ground + -PHYTE.]
chamaephyte
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cham·ae·phyte (kăm'ə-fīt')  |
n.
A low-growing perennial plant whose dormant overwintering buds are borne at or just above the surface of the ground.
A low-growing perennial plant whose dormant overwintering buds are borne at or just above the surface of the ground.
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