单词 | tropophytic |
释义 | > as lemmastropophytic tropophytic adj. Brit. /ˌtrɒpə(ʊ)ˈfɪtɪk/ , /ˌtrəʊpə(ʊ)ˈfɪtɪk/ , U.S. /ˌtrɑpəˈfɪdɪk/ , /ˌtroʊpəˈfɪdɪk/ Ecology of, relating to, or of the nature of a tropophyte; characterized by the presence of tropophytes.ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by habitat or distribution > [adjective] > adapted to extreme environments tropophilous1900 tropophytic1900 tropophil1902 1900 R. Pound & F. E. Clements Phytogeogr. Nebraska (ed. 2) iv. 168 The great mass of vegetation occurring in neither typically hydrophytic nor xerophytic situations, and responding much less noticeably to the influence of soil water, is termed mesophytic or tropophytic. 1945 A. Dugand in F. Verdoorn et al. Plants & Plant Sci. Lat. Amer. 291/1 They [sc. forest trees] are of the transition or tropophytic type, assuming the appearance of the true humid forests during the rainy season, but resembling the dry forests during the drought period. 1953 Herpetologica 9 117 This subspecies occupies the dry (tropophytic) region of northern Venezuela. 2000 R. B. Gill Great Maya Droughts (2001) ix. 267 The western side of the Yucatán Peninsula is drier than the east. Its vegetation is tropophytic—adapted to a moist summer and dry winter. < as lemmas |
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