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Elodeid vs Helophyte - What's the difference?

elodeid | helophyte |

In botany|lang=en terms the difference between elodeid and helophyte

is that elodeid is (botany) a stem plant that completes its entire life cycle submerged, or with only its flowers above the waterline while helophyte is (botany) any plant (typically found in marshy ground) whose buds overwinter under water.

As nouns the difference between elodeid and helophyte

is that elodeid is (botany) a stem plant that completes its entire life cycle submerged, or with only its flowers above the waterline while helophyte is (botany) any plant (typically found in marshy ground) whose buds overwinter under water.

elodeid

English

(Aquatic plant)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (botany) A stem plant that completes its entire life cycle submerged, or with only its flowers above the waterline.

    • Hypernyms

    * hydrophyte

    Related terms

    * Elodea

    helophyte

    English

    (wikipedia helophyte)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (botany) Any plant (typically found in marshy ground) whose buds overwinter under water.

    • Synonyms

    * limnodophyte