Geophyte
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1. Plant that overwinters by dying back to underground structure.
Comparison of growth forms.
Source: http://www.hcs.ohio-state.edu/hcs300/glossary/growth.htm#infl
Geophytes have buds in dry ground, including Crocus, Tulipa, and many others in the Liliaceae, Amaryllidaceae, and other families.
Source: http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/Geophyte