Anaerophyte

/ænəˈrɒfaɪt/ noun

A plant that can live or grow in the absence of oxygen, or a plant adapted to oxygen-poor environments.

From Greek 'an-' (without) + 'aero' (air) + 'phyte' (plant). The suffix '-phyte' comes from Greek 'phyton' meaning plant and is used to create names for plant types throughout botany.

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