Useful english dictionary. 2012.
mesophytic — adjective being or growing in or adapted to a moderately moist environment mesophytic habitats mesophytic plants • Similar to: ↑mesic • Derivationally related forms: ↑mesophyte * * * | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|fid.ik adjective … Useful english dictionary
Plant cuticle — Water beads on the waxy cuticle of kale leaves Anatomy of a leaf … Wikipedia
vascular plant — noun green plant having a vascular system: ferns, gymnosperms, angiosperms • Syn: ↑tracheophyte • Hypernyms: ↑plant, ↑flora, ↑plant life • Hyponyms: ↑pteridophyt … Useful english dictionary
Xerophyte — The Joshua tree is an example of a xerophyte. A xerophyte or xerophytic organism (from Greek xero dry, phuton plant) is a plant which has adapted to survive in an environment that lacks water, such as a desert. Xerophytic plants may have adapted… … Wikipedia
tracheophyte — noun green plant having a vascular system: ferns, gymnosperms, angiosperms • Syn: ↑vascular plant • Hypernyms: ↑plant, ↑flora, ↑plant life • Hyponyms: ↑pterido … Useful english dictionary
cycadophyte — ▪ plant Introduction any member of a diverse collection of mostly extinct primitive gymnospermous plants. They probably had their origins among the progymnosperms of the Devonian Period (416 to 359 million years ago), possibly among a… … Universalium
mesophyte — mesophytic /mez euh fit ik, mes , mee zeuh , seuh /, adj. /mez euh fuyt , mes , mee zeuh , seuh /, n. a plant growing under conditions of well balanced moisture supply. [1885 90; MESO + PHYTE] * * * … Universalium
North America — North American. the northern continent of the Western Hemisphere, extending from Central America to the Arctic Ocean. Highest point, Mt. McKinley, 20,300 ft. (6187 m); lowest, Death Valley, 276 ft. (84 m) below sea level. 400,000,000 including… … Universalium
Eastern savannas of the United States — The eastern savannas of the United States covered large portions of the east side of the continent until the early 20th century. These were in a fire ecology of open grassland and forests with low ground cover of herbs and grasses.The frequent… … Wikipedia
Mesophyte — Mesophytes are terrestrial plants which are adapted to neither a particularly dry nor particularly wet environment. An example of a mesophytic habitat would be a rural temperate meadow, which might contain Goldenrod, Clover, Oxeye Daisy, and Rosa … Wikipedia
