phanerophyte
phan·er·o·phyte
noun \ˈfa-nə-rə-ˌfīt, fə-ˈner-ə-\Definition of PHANEROPHYTE
: a perennial plant that bears its perennating buds well above the surface of the ground
Origin of PHANEROPHYTE
Greek phaneros + International Scientific Vocabulary -phyte
First Known Use: 1913
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