Cryophyte (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. any plant, as certain algae, mosses, fungi, and bacteria, that grows on ice or snow.
  2. any low-growing, succulent, blooming plant of the genus Cryophytum (or Mesembryanthemum), certain species of which form extensive mats along the southwestern coasts of the U.S.
noun
  1. an organism, esp an alga or moss, that grows on snow or ice
Cryophyte (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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