Usually means: Plant adapted to bright sunlight.
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  1. heliophyte: Merriam-Webster
  2. heliophyte: Collins English Dictionary
  3. heliophyte: Wiktionary
  4. heliophyte: Infoplease Dictionary
  5. heliophyte: Dictionary.com
  6. Heliophyte: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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Definitions from Wiktionary (heliophyte)

▸ noun:  (botany) Any plant that thrives in bright sunlight

Similar:
heliophile, heliotrope, halophyte, thermophyte, photophyte, limnodophyte, hydrohalophyte, phorophyte, psilophyte, hemerophyte, more...

Opposite:
sciophyte, shade plant, shade lover

Types:
cactus, aloe, yucca, agave, desert rose, barrel cactus, prickly pear, more...

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Similar:
heliophile, heliotrope, halophyte, thermophyte, photophyte, limnodophyte, hydrohalophyte, phorophyte, psilophyte, hemerophyte, more...

Opposite:
sciophyte, shade plant, shade lover

Types:
cactus, aloe, yucca, agave, desert rose, barrel cactus, prickly pear, more...



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