mésophyte — [mezofit] n. et adj. ÉTYM. 1834, dict. de Jourdan; de méso , et phyte. ❖ 1 N. m. Bot. Vx. Partie d une graine d où sortent les racines et la tige, qui devient la ligne de démarcation entre la tige et la racine de la plante. 2 N. f. et adj. Bot.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
mesophyte — [mes′ōfīt΄, mez′ōfīt΄, mes′əfīt΄, mez′əfīt΄] n. [ MESO + PHYTE] any plant adapted to grow under medium conditions of moisture mesophytic [mes′ōfit′ik, mez′ōfit′ik, mes′əfit′ik, mez′əfit′ik] adj … English World dictionary
mesophyte — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1896 a plant that grows under medium conditions of moisture • mesophytic adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
Mesophyte — Mesophytes are terrestrial plants which are adapted to neither a particularly dry nor particularly wet environment. An example of a mesophytic habitat would be a rural temperate meadow, which might contain Goldenrod, Clover, Oxeye Daisy, and Rosa … Wikipedia
mesophyte — mesophytic /mez euh fit ik, mes , mee zeuh , seuh /, adj. /mez euh fuyt , mes , mee zeuh , seuh /, n. a plant growing under conditions of well balanced moisture supply. [1885 90; MESO + PHYTE] * * * … Universalium
mesophyte — noun Any normal terrestrial plant that grows in environments having an average supply of water … Wiktionary
Mésophyte — Les mésophytes ou plantes mésophiles sont les plantes terrestres adaptées à un environnement ni particulièrement sec, ni particulièrement humide. Les mésophytes constituent le plus grand groupe écologique de plantes terrestres. On les croisent… … Wikipédia en Français
mesophyte — A plant growing under intermediate moisture conditions [16] … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
mesophyte — noun Botany a plant needing only a moderate amount of water. Derivatives mesophytic adjective … English new terms dictionary
mesophyte — adj. mesophytic. Land plant that grows in an environment having a moderate amount of moisture, e.g. most cycad species. Cf. hydrophyte, xerophyte … Expanded glossary of Cycad terms