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Definition of: mesophyte
(mes′ə·fīt, mē′sə-) noun Bot.
A plant requiring medium conditions of moisture and dryness, intermediate between a hydrophyte and a xerophyte.
—mes′o·phyt′ic (-fit′ik) adjective
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