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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

chamaephyte

/(kăm"ē̇*fīt)/ · cham·ae·phyte · IPA /ˈkæmiːfaɪt/
01 n. a perennial plant that sets its dormant vegetative buds just at or above the surface of the ground.
  1. 1.
    a perennial plant that sets its dormant vegetative buds just at or above the surface of the ground.