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Noun: hydrophyte  'hI-dru,fIt
  1. A plant that grows partly or wholly in water whether rooted in the mud, as a lotus, or floating without anchorage, as the water hyacinth
    - aquatic plant, water plant, hydrophytic plant

Derived forms: hydrophytes

Type of: tracheophyte, vascular plant

Encyclopedia: Hydrophyte