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词汇 phreatophyte
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Definition of phreatophyte in English:

phreatophyte

noun frɪˈatəfʌɪtfrēˈadəˌfīt
Botany

  • A plant with a deep root system that draws its water supply from near the water table.

    〔植〕地下水湿生植物；深根植物

    Example sentencesExamples
    • This and other species of Prosopis are considered as facultative phreatophytes, i.e. with roots that can take water from shallow and deep soil horizons.
    • Diurnal water table fluctuations can be considered a diagnostic indicator of groundwater consumption by phreatophytes at most sites.

Derivatives

  • phreatophytic

    • adjective
    Botany
    • The growth and survival of this species rely on access to deep water tables such as those occurring on river banks (phreatophytic habit).
      Example sentencesExamples
      • We explored this biogeochemical transfer and its influence on soils in phreatophytic eucalypt plantations and native grasslands of the Pampas (Argentina).

Origin

1920s: from Greek phrear, phreat- 'a well' + -phyte.

Definition of phreatophyte in US English:

phreatophyte

nounfrēˈadəˌfīt
Botany

  • A plant with a deep root system that draws its water supply from near the water table.

    〔植〕地下水湿生植物；深根植物

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Diurnal water table fluctuations can be considered a diagnostic indicator of groundwater consumption by phreatophytes at most sites.
    • This and other species of Prosopis are considered as facultative phreatophytes, i.e. with roots that can take water from shallow and deep soil horizons.

Origin

1920s: from Greek phrear, phreat- ‘a well’ + -phyte.
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