mesophyte

Other forms: mesophytes

Definitions of mesophyte
  1. noun
    land plant growing in surroundings having an average supply of water; compare xerophyte and hydrophyte
    synonyms: mesophytic plant
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    type of:
    tracheophyte, vascular plant
    green plant having a vascular system: ferns, gymnosperms, angiosperms
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