Hydrophyte \Hy"dro*phyte\, n. [Gr. ? + ? plant: cf. F. hydrophyte.] An aquatic plant; an alga.
hydrophyte n : a plant that grows partly or wholly in water whether rooted in the mud, as a lotus, or floating without anchorage, as the water hyacinth [syn: {aquatic plant}, {water plant}, {hydrophytic plant}]