helophyte

Ancient Greek ἕλος (hélos, “marsh”) +‎ -phyte (“plant”)

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛləfaɪt/

helophyte (plural helophytes)

1. (botany) Any plant (typically found in marshy ground) whose buds overwinter under water; helophytes grow partially submerged, and regrow from beds below the water.

• limnodophyte

• hydrophyte

• helophytic