English

geophyllous

From geo- + -phyllous.

Old Norse gjá ‘chasm, rift, crack’

Norn gjo ‘an inlet, gully or cleft in a rocky coast,…’

English geo

Today it means

adj geophytic; having leaves that bury themselves in response to drought

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / geophyllous