Definition of Phanerophyte

1. Noun. (biology) Any woody plant that carries its dormant buds openly on branches above the ground. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Phanerophyte

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Phanerophyte

phaneritic
phanero-
phanerocarpae
phanerocodonic
phanerocrystalline
phanerodactyla
phanerogam
phanerogamia
phanerogamian
phanerogamic
phanerogamous
phanerogams
phanerogenic
phaneroglossal
phaneromania
phanerophyte (current term)
phanerophytes
phaneroscope
phanerosis
phanerozoite
phanes
phang
phanged
phanging
phangs
phanquinone
phanquone
phantascope
phantascopes
phantasia

Literary usage of Phanerophyte

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.) (1918)
"If the arborescent vegetation of a tropical phanerophyte formation is ... will be far the most numerous in all phanerophyte and chamaephyte formations. ..."

2. Fire Effects Information System: User's Guide by William C. Fischer, Melanie Miller, Cameron M. Johnston, Jane K. Smith (1998)
"... for example, is classified as a phanerophyte and chamaephyte because mature shrubs can be either more or less than 10 inches (25 cm) tall; ..."

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