ephemerophyte

Questions

What does ephemerophyte mean?

Any ephemeral plant, usually in the sense of native or naturalised plants having a short lifespan, but sometimes also in reference to annual plants which cannot sustainably propagate in an environment but can survive in it.

Where does ephemerophyte come from?

From ephemero- + -phyte.

How to pronounce ephemerophyte

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