mesophyte Syllabification: (mes·o·phyte)Pronunciation: /ˈmezəˌfīt, ˈmē-/Definition of mesophyte noun Botany a plant needing only a moderate amount of water. Derivatives mesophyticPronunciation: /ˌmezəˈfitik, ˌmē-/ adjective mesophyte in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of mesophyte in the British & World English dictionary