Photophyte

Translation of "photophyte" into Russian

Noun

photophyte

photophytes pl

бот.; растение, требующее яркого освещения

The forest margin was dominated by photophytes that could tolerate full sunlight.

Край леса был занят гелиофитами, способными переносить прямое солнечное освещение.

Additional translations

фотофит

спец.; организм, получающий энергию от света

биол.; автотрофный организм, использующий свет

Adjective

photophyte

Attributive use; functions before a noun to denote light-requiring plants.

гелиофитный

бот.

Photophyte species occupy the upper canopy where direct sunlight is plentiful.

Гелиофитные виды занимают верхний ярус кроны, где достаточно прямого солнечного света.

Additional translations

Noun

A plant that requires or thrives in abundant light; a heliophyte.

The forest margin was dominated by photophytes that could tolerate full sunlight.

Any autotrophic plant that obtains energy through photosynthesis rather than from decaying organic matter.

In nutrient-poor waters, photophytes rely entirely on sunlight for their energy needs.

Adjective

Requiring or thriving in abundant light.

Photophyte species occupy the upper canopy where direct sunlight is plentiful.