Tropophyte
noun
1.
a tropophilous plant, as a broad-leaved tree.
noun
1.
a plant living in a seasonal climate that can become dormant in unfavourable conditions
tropophyte
(trō’pə-fīt’, trŏp’ə-)
A plant adapted to climatic conditions in which periods of abundant precipitation alternate with periods of dryness.
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