SINCE 1828
phanerophyte
noun
phan·er·o·phyte
| \ ˈfa-nə-rə-ˌfīt
, fə-ˈner-ə-
\
, fə-ˈner-ə-
\
Definition of phanerophyte
: a perennial plant that bears its perennating buds well above the surface of the ground
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