chamaephyte

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Noun
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cham=ae=phyte

CIDE DICTIONARY

chamaephyten. [Gr. chamai` on the ground + -phyte.].
     a perennial plant that sets its dormant vegetative buds just at or above the surface of the ground.  [PJC]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

chamaephyte, n. a plant whose buds are on or near the ground.

Etymology
Gk khamai on the ground + -PHYTE

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