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Definition of Mesophytes
1. mesophyte [n] - See also: mesophyte
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mesophytes
Literary usage of Mesophytes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Minnesota Plant Life by Conway MacMillan (1899)
"Halophytes and mesophytes. if The adaptational type of vegetation known as salt
vegetation. or the ..."
2. A Text-book of Botany for Secondary Schools by John Merle Coulter (1910)
"mesophytes include the common vegetation of temperate regions. The conditions of
moisture are medium, precipitation is in general evenly distributed, ..."
3. A University Text-book of Botany by Douglas Houghton Campbell (1907)
"It is supposed that in these cases the red pigment acts as a screen for the
protection of the young chloroplasts. mesophytes. ..."
4. Reports of the Survey (1899)
"Halophytes and mesophytes. ff The adaptational type of vegetation known as salt
vegetation, or the halophytic group, is very sparingly represented in ..."
5. Publication by Michigan, Michigan Geological Survey, Geological and Biological Survey (1911)
"mesophytes—Forest Formation. Poplar-Birch-Maple Association : The thicket which
fringed the marsh graded into a dense wood of young trees, ..."