Chamaephyte

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  chamaephyte \cham"ae*phyte\ (k[a^]m"[-e]*f[imac]t), n. [Gr.
     chamai` on the ground + -phyte.]
     a perennial plant that sets its dormant vegetative buds just
     at or above the surface of the ground.
     [PJC]