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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Fields of Study > physiology > plant physiology > plant growth > growth habit > perennials > geophytes
Fields of Study > botany > plant biology > plant physiology > plant growth > growth habit > perennials > geophytes
Plant Production, Gardening > botany > plant biology > plant physiology > plant growth > growth habit > perennials > geophytes
Preferred Term:

geophytes

Definition:
A perennial plant whose perennating buds are found under the soil, usually attached to a tuber, bulb, rhizome etc.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
perennials
Related Concepts:
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/217420
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RDF/XMLCreated 2014-06-04, last modified 2014-11-17