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Helophyte vs Amphiphyte - What's the difference?

helophyte | amphiphyte |

Amphiphyte is a hyponym of helophyte.



In botany terms the difference between helophyte and amphiphyte

is that helophyte is any plant (typically found in marshy ground) whose buds overwinter under water while amphiphyte is any plant that grows on the edges of water or wetlands, and is sometimes submerged.

helophyte

Noun

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

    * limnodophyte

    amphiphyte

    English

    (Aquatic plant)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (botany) Any plant that grows on the edges of water or wetlands, and is sometimes submerged.