Noun: hydrophyte 'hI-dru,fIt
- 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
"Water lilies are beautiful hydrophytes often seen in ponds";
- aquatic plant, water plant, hydrophytic plant
Derived forms: hydrophytes
Type of: tracheophyte, vascular plant
Encyclopedia: Hydrophyte