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Definition of Chamaephytes
1. chamaephyte [n] - See also: chamaephyte
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chamaephytes
Literary usage of Chamaephytes
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)
"... and chamaephytes are concerned. For the west Jutland heath and the ...
and chamaephytes only are in evidence. There is no similarity between the small ..."
2. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.) (1915)
"chamaephytes are also common, at least compared with the normal spectrum. ...
next to them come the chamaephytes, which are indeed very conspicuous in Utah. ..."
3. Contributions by Brooklyn Botanic Garden (1917)
"... except those that would naturally go in with the chamaephytes. It may be
objected that the fir, black spruce, paper birch, and Sorbus scopulina are ..."
4. Botanical Gazette by University of Chicago, JSTOR (Organization) (1918)
"... the average in contrast with the abundance of lianas, chamaephytes, and geophytes.
One of the interesting incidental features of the vegetation consists ..."
5. The Future of Arid Grasslands: Identifying Issues, Seeking Solutions edited by Barbara Tellman (1999)
"3b) Half-shrubs, also called subshrubs or chamaephytes (Mueller-Dombois and
Ellenberg 1974), are partly woody plants, usually less than knee-high, ..."
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