'chamaephyte' definitions:

Definition of 'chamaephyte'

From: GCIDE

chamaephyte \cham"ae*phyte\ (k[a^]m"[-e]*f[imac]t), n. [Gr. chamai` on the ground + -phyte.] a perennial plant that sets its dormant vegetative buds just at or above the surface of the ground. [PJC]