noun
psychrophyte; cold-climate plant
Technical term in botany and ecology for plants adapted to cold environments.
寒地植物は低温環境に適応した植物の総称です。
Psychrophytes are a general term for plants adapted to low-temperature environments.
Compound of 寒地 (cold region) and 植物 (plant). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is a modern scientific coinage.