| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| phanerophyte | a perennial plant that bears its perennating buds well above the surface of the ground |
| phanerophytes | PHANEROPHYTE, a perennial plant that bears its perennating buds well above the surface of the ground |
| geophyte | a perennial plant that bears its perennating buds below the surface of the soil |
| helophyte | any perennial marsh plant that bears its overwintering buds in the mud below the surface |
| helophytes | HELOPHYTE, any perennial marsh plant that bears its overwintering buds in the mud below the surface |
| cryptophytic | like a cryptophyte, a perennial plant that bears its buds below the soil or water surface |
